The Eagles offense has struggled the past two games, and Detroit’s defense will look to make it three straight.
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Stafford has thrown at least one pick in all but three games this season, so we’re predicting the Eagles to have at least two interceptions on the day and hold Stafford to under 200 yards of Passing Offense.
The Lions punted the first time they touched the ball, then went six straight possessions with a score (five touchdowns – all Stafford passes – and one field goal). They’re still in the postseason race this year, but nothing they’ve shown lately inspires much confidence.
Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson, who was questionable with an ankle injury, and cornerback Darius Slay, also questionable because of a neck injury, were in the lineup. The Eagles, who have lost three games in a row, have been outscored 110-50 in those games. Sanchez doesn’t expect any dissension in the ranks.
“We have to do a better job of getting to the quarterback”, Kelly said. “We didn’t coach well today”.
From there, the only question was how much worse the game could go.
The Detroit Lions absolutely dominated the Philadelphia Eagles in their most impressive win of the season. He limited Amari Cooper of the Raiders to just one catch for four yards. Today’s game has an early start time and airs on a network TV channel as well as being available as a live stream online option. After Carroll was lost because of a broken ankle, the Eagles put in Eric Rowe, a rookie from Utah.
I think we got through the first quarter without him even having a catch and I was sitting there going, Man weve got to get 81 the ball. And Jim Bob (Cooter) dialed up some plays for him and he got open and made some big-time catches, Stafford said.
When the Eagles defense needed to make a stop before halftime, Stafford hit Johnson for a 25-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and 17.
Sanchez, meanwhile, was 19 of 27 for 199 yards and two touchdown passes.
Then there was the point he seemed to want to prove to the Eagles that they should not have passed on him – something the Lions are clearly grateful for now. Stafford started the scoring barrage with an 8-yard pass to Theo Riddick, who made a sharp move to the inside to get away from linebacker Mychal Kendricks late in the opening quarter. It completed a 7-play, 80-yard drive featuring a 43-yard catch-and-run by tight end Trey Burton. “That’s as complete a victory as we’ve had since we’ve been here”, said Detroit coach Jim Caldwell, who has turned the team’s fortunes since a 1-7 start. “I’ve seen them play before”. “I thought we were going to have a chance to come in here (to Detroit) and really compete against a good football team”.
Safety Malcolm Jenkins was beaten by Megatron for Stafford’s fifth TD.
“Your effort has nothing to do with the result”.
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With center Jason Kelce playing with a knee injury, the Eagles’ line was not effective.
