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The Detroit Lions kept their playoff hopes alive with a 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, <\/em>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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Branch went down with 3:45 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday night as he and linebacker Alex Anzalone defended a pass in the end zone. He was able to limp off the field but had to be carted back to the locker room.<\/p>\n

In his postgame press conference, Lions coach Dan Campbell did not have an update, saying he’d know more on Friday.<\/p>\n

Now, it seems as though the news is not very good for a team that is fighting to rise into a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

The Lions are currently 8-5, a game behind the San Francisco 49ers for the final spot in the NFC bracket. With an enormous Sunday Night Football<\/em> test against former Detroit fan favorite Matthew Stafford and the Rams looming, Campbell must figure out a way to deal with Branch’s absence.<\/p>\n

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