Live Updates: The Lions look to extend their winning streak at first-place Houston

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Pregame: The inactives contained good news and bad news for the Lions. The Bad: New edge rusher Za’Darius Smith is inactive; He joined the team mid-week, took a few days off since it was Cleveland’s bye week, and didn’t practice with the team until Friday. Ultimately, that wasn’t enough time to be active.

The good: Texans star wide receiver Nico Collins is also inactive after coming off IR this week with a hamstring injury.

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Last week the Lions were up north, where they defeated a division rival on a rainy afternoon in Green Bay, extending their winning streak to six games.

Now the Lions are in the South, taking on a first-place team and trying to extend their win streak to seven.

The Lions will face the Texans in a first-place matchup on Sunday night (8:20 p.m., NBC).

One of the NFL’s best offenses will face CJ Stroud and a Texas team that has stumbled in recent weeks but has proven to be very potent this season.

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