Lions Who Hurt Their Roster Chances vs. Commanders

The Detroit Lions left Saturday’s 17-13 preseason win over the Washington Commanders with a clearer sense of who helped, and who didn’t, as they approach the Aug. 30 roster cutdown deadline. With only one preseason game remaining, players on the bubble have little room to fix mistakes in live reps. Josh Dobbs showed off with a 50-yard touchdown run but struggled otherwise, completing 7 of 12 passes for 74 yards and one interception, plus two turnovers including a fumble returned for a touchdown by Washington in the first quarter. Luke Altmyer, by contrast, went 9 of 13 with no turnovers. Dominic Lovett’s snap count fell from 39 to 14 and he saw only two targets, with no special-teams action.