Afterward, coach Chip Kelly told reporters that he believed his players were playing with all their effort. The past three years, the Lions have defeated Green Bay, Chicago and Philadelphia by a combined score of 119-41 – a point differential which equals the greatest in team history for Thanksgiving games, a tradition since 1934. “I think we have good leadership”. It’s fits. All of it. When you have back-to-back games like that, it absolutely starts with me.
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“I think that once you start pointing fingers and saying that you blame it on somebody else, then you have lost what you have to do”.
Eagles went down 45-14 to the Lions to slip to a third successive defeat and leave them third in NFC East with a 4-7 record.
It’s worth reiterating the Eagles are falling apart, and lost to the Buccaneers 45-17 last week. Those rumors even persisted back when he first accepted the job to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. “They all played today”.
Philadelphia was outgained 430-227, allowed three touchdown catches by Calvin Johnson and gave up 3 1/2 sacks to Ziggy Ansah.
Sanchez was constantly under pressure, getting sacked six times while losing 40 yards and a fumble in the process.
The Eagles will take the field December 6 against the undefeated Patriots in an attempt to change the tone of the conversation regarding the team. Sanchez doesn’t expect any dissension in the ranks. But it’s gotten to the point where we only ever see a handful of plays and the result of that is basically what we saw in week 2 where the Cowboys were able to read and shut down DeMarco Murray.only across the entire Offense. Another rumor surfaced about Kelly potentially leaving the Eagles this offseason to try to get the Tennessee Titans coaching job to re-unite with college quarterback, Marcus Mariota. Bradford had completed the NFL’s concussion protocol earlier in the week, so the shoulder remains the only issue.
The Lions have won three straight after a 1-7 start, and this was also their third victory in a row in their annual Thanksgiving game.
Out of the backfield, Riddick caught five passes for 62 yards.
After not throwing to Johnson much early in the game, Stafford started connecting with the star receiver. Eagles cornerback Eric Rowe, who replaced Nolan Carroll after he left with a broken ankle, was simply overmatched.
Johnson had eight catches for 93 yards and three TDs, matching his career high set in 2010.
Stafford tied a career high with five touchdown passes.
Davis said he blitzed more than usual, to little avail; Stafford threw underneath effortlessly all afternoon, completing 27 of 38 passes for 337 yards, the five touchdowns and a 137.8 passer rating. The Lions certainly aren’t there, but they clearly aren’t as bad as they appeared at first.
Taking advantage of Johnson in one-on-one coverage, Stafford threw 4- and 3-yard TD passes to Johnson in the third quarter. “We got outcoached today”. “I think all the way across the board, the guys played well”.
“It’s just guys making up their minds that we’re going to go out there and play well and win these games that we’re capable of winning”, Johnson said. Safety Malcolm Jenkins agreed. The same thing happened this season.
Offensive tackle Jason Peters, who returned to action after sitting out the month of November with a back injury, was listed as a full participant at practice by the Eagles.
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Patrick Goldstein, a longtime movie critic and columnist, tweeted during the Lions game, “When it comes to Thanksgiving cognitive dissonance, nothing quite like seeing dramatic Concussion ad in middle of National Football League game”.
