--DE Jared DeVries said he will play Sunday against Tampa Bay after missing one game with a broken hand. He said the stitches from surgery come out Friday.

--C Dominic Raiola said he will practice with a protective cast on his broken right thumb this week and see how it goes. He said he wouldn't try to snap left-handed, as he talked about before, because the footwork involved is too critical.

--S Dwight Smith will run full speed Tuesday after missing four games with a midfoot sprain. Coach Rod Marinelli said he thought the Lions would get a better read on the situation then.

--WR Calvin Johnson suffered a minor quad injury Sunday. He might not practice fully this week but should be ready for Tampa Bay.

--RB Rudi Johnson suffered a minor knee injury Sunday. He might not practice fully this week but should be ready for Tampa Bay.

--DE Ikaika Alama-Francis suffered a mild concussion Sunday. He might not practice fully this week but should be ready for Tampa Bay.

REPORT CARD VS. PANTHERS

PASSING OFFENSE: C -- Quarterback Daunte Culpepper seemed a lot more comfortable in his second start, less than two weeks after signing with the Lions. He went 20-for-35 for 207 yards and a touchdown. But he still had some miscommunications with his receivers and threw two interceptions. The last one was a killer. With the Lions trailing by two in the fourth quarter, he thought wide receiver Calvin Johnson was going one way, but Johnson went another. He threw it right to a defender, and the Panthers cashed in on the next play with a touchdown.

RUSHING OFFENSE: B -- Rookie Kevin Smith recorded the first 100-yard game of his career, and he said the reason was simple: The Lions gave him the ball. He set career highs for carries (24) and rushing yards (112). But like Smith said, every back on the field seemed to have a 100-yard day. He had only the third highest rushing total of the game.

PASS DEFENSE: C -- The numbers look good. The Lions have been giving up career passing days to opposing quarterbacks all season, and Carolina's Jake Delhomme finished with only 98 passing yards and a 85.0 rating. But the Lions didn't come up with an interception again (they have only two this season, only one from a defensive back). And the truth is, the Panthers didn't need to pass.

RUSH DEFENSE: F -- The Panthers posted a franchise-record 264 rushing yards and had two 100-yard rushers for the first time in their history. Jonathan Stewart had 130 yards and a touchdown. DeAngelo Williams had 120 yards and two touchdowns. The Panthers averaged 8.3 yards per carry, as the Lions put on an atrocious exhibition of tackling.

SPECIAL TEAMS: A -- Jason Hanson blasted a 56-yard field goal that probably would have been good from 60. He's 6-for-6 from 50 yards or more this season, and he has 39 50-yarders in his career, one behind all-time leader Morten Andersen. He also was good from 40 and 27. The Lions brought back Aveion Cason to help on kickoff returns, and he helped with a 46-yarder.

COACHING: F -- Rod Marinelli was aggressive at some points, having Hanson kick that 56-yarder and going for it on fourth down three times. But he got conservative with the game on the line. He elected to punt instead of trying a 58-yard field goal, after Hanson had blasted the 56-yarder, and he elected to punt behind by nine with 41/2 minutes left. When you're winless and have a chance to upset a first-place team, you have to take chances.