DETROIT>> Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is aiming to return from a gruesome injury and help the franchise play for the NFL championship.

“I’m on track for my goal of returning for the Super Bowl,” Hutchinson said on “The Squeeze” podcast that was published Wednesday. “I keep telling all the boys when I see them in the facility, I’m like, ‘You guys just got to get there. I promise you, I’m going to be back.’”

Hutchinson had surgery to repair a broken tibia and fibula two months ago after he was injured in a win at Dallas.

He was leading the league with 71/2 sacks through five games when he was hurt and the total more than doubles the number of sacks any other Lions player has this season. When Hutchinson broke his left leg in two places in mid-October, he was expected to be out for four to six months.

The Super Bowl is in New Orleans on Feb. 9, just less than four months after Hutchinson’s surgery.

CHUBB PUT ON IR>> Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb was placed on injured reserve, officially ending a comeback season after he suffered a severe knee injury last year.

The four-time Pro Bowler broke his foot early in the second half of Sunday’s 21-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

LIONS WAIT, HOPE FOR MONTGOMERY RETURN>> The Detroit Lions are holding out hope that running back David Montgomery might be able to return from what was believed to be a season-ending knee injury.

Coach Dan Campbell said Montgomery is getting another opinion on his knee injury, which occurred Sunday during the Lions’ 48-42 loss to the Bills. “That’s why we have not put him on injured reserve,” he said.

LOCK WILL START FOR GIANTS>> After sitting out a game with an injury to his left heel, Drew Lock is expected back at quarterback when the New York Giants face the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday.

The Giants (2-12) are trying to snap a franchise-record-tying nine-game losing streak.