The Week 17 win over the San Francisco 49ers hit a few Detroit Lions players hard in the pocketbook. Three Lions earned fines from the NFL for actions in Monday night’s game. All three are in Detroit’s secondary. Safety Brian Branch got fined by the league a total of $10,128 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet).

When do the Detroit Lions play today? The Lions are off Sunday and will play the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

To make matters worse, offensive lineman Spencer Burford, who was supposed to start at left tackle with Williams and his backup Jaylon Moore on IR for the season, is listed as ‘out’ on the injury report with a calf injury he sustained in the team’s Week 16 loss to the Miami Dolphins.