--QB Dan Orlovsky will get about 80 percent of the snaps again this week, with Drew Stanton getting the rest, according to coach Rod Marinelli.

-- S Dwight Smith went for a CT scan on his injured foot, and Marinelli feared Smith could be lost for a few weeks.

--DT Chuck Darby warmed up but was inactive Sunday at Houston. Marinelli said Darby was close.

--CB Travis Fisher also warmed up and was inactive. He said he thought he was moving well but the coaches decided not to use him. Asked if it was just a health issue, he said he hoped so.

--LG Edwin Mulitalo was inactive for performance reasons, not an injury, Marinelli said. The coaches wanted to give him a week off, and they will see how he looks this week.

REPORT CARD VS. TEXANS

PASSING OFFENSE: D-plus -- Quarterback Dan Orlovsky finished with 265 passing yards and a 99.6 rating, and wide receiver Calvin Johnson finished with 154 receiving yards. But those numbers are deceiving. Johnson caught a 58-yard Hail Mary on the last play of the first half and a 96-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Lions did not throw the ball well when it mattered. How can Johnson have only two catches?

RUSHING OFFENSE: D -- Again, deceiving numbers. Rookie running back Kevin Smith had back-to-back big runs, a 21-yarder and a 26-yard touchdown. But otherwise, he had only 14 yards on eight carries. Veteran Rudi Johnson had only eight yards on six carries.

PASS DEFENSE: F -- Matt Schaub became the latest unheralded quarterback to look like a star against the Lions. He went 26-for-31 for 267 yards and two touchdowns. He posted a passer rating of 124.1. Wide receiver Andre Johnson (11 catches, 141 yards) and tight end Owen Daniels (six catches, 66 yards, two touchdowns) were wide open all day.

RUSH DEFENSE: D-plus -- A strong running game helped the Texans set up the passing game and possess the ball for a franchise record 40:04. Rookie Steve Slaton had 17 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown. Veteran Ahman Green had 14 carries for 62 yards and a TD.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B-plus -- Kicker Jason Hanson nailed two 54-yard field goals, punter Nick Harris had a net average of 50.3 yards, and the coverage units didn't allow the Texans' dangerous return men anything. But the Lions continue to get nothing out of their return game, and the poor field position doesn't help their struggling offense.

COACHING: F - The Lions are 0-6, and they have been competitive in only one game. In the other five, they have fallen into deep deficits - 21-0 again in this one - and they climb back into games perhaps only because other teams relax. Something is badly wrong. The Lions lack talent, no doubt, but they shouldn't be this bad.