The Lions literally limped out of Ford Field Thursday following a 27-15 defeat at the hands of the Packers.
The Lions lost a bevy of players to injury and it got so thin in the secondary in the fourth quarter, receiver 
"We went down 7-0 and then with the injuries that we had, we lost (Louis) Delmas early and then lost
"We were playing with Rashied Davis (at safety) for most of the fourth quarter in this game. At that point, it was very difficult to get back in. We lost
Smith hurt his right ankle in the second quarter. After walking off the field on his own power, he was later carted to the locker room. He came back to the sideline a little time later with an ice pack on the ankle. He was taped and tried to ride the bike on the sideline, but wasn’t able to return.
He finished with 36 yards on seven carries for a 5.1 average.
"It wasn’t that bad … but I couldn’t cut and if I can’t help I can’t play," Smith said. "I have 10 days and in my mind I’ll be ready."
The Lions play at the Saints next Sunday.
The Lions lost Delmas to an ankle injury on the second defensive series of the game. He came limping off the field with a left lower-leg injury and never returned to the game.
"It hurts the defense because he's the quarterback back there amongst the secondary," Houston said of losing Delmas. "He knows his role and he's a firey guy and he gets the team going. When you lose him it's a big blow."
The injuries kept piling up when starting corner Chris Houston took a helmet right on his left knee late in the first half and was forced out of the game.
“I got hit right on it with a helmet,” Houston said. “Nothing is torn or anything. I don’t think there’s (anything) to it. It’s just tight.”
Corner
The Lions kept only four corners on the active 46-man roster, choosing to deactivate corners
