The Detroit Lions kept their playoff hopes alive with a 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, but their path forward got a bit more complicated after tests Friday revealed that standout safety Brian Branch suffered a tear in his Achilles, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Branch, in his third NFL season, has established himself as one of the top defensive backs in football and was a pivotal part of a Lions secondary already battling through the loss of Kerby Joseph, who has missed the last seven games due to a knee injury.
