Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions Start Time, NFL Betting Odds

Our NFL Public Betting page shows that 65% of public bettors are now backing the Lions to cover the spread today versus the Eagles at 12:30PM ET.

The Detroit Lions host their annual Thanksgiving Day game on Thursday, and the Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Ford Field to face the Lions in a NFC matchup.

Afterward, Ansah said he had an emotional moment on the sideline with defensive line coach Kris Kocurek. I don’t understand why the Eagles are favored by one point. The Eagles have lost two straight games, and head coach Chip Kelly will need his team to bounce back after a crushing defeat by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday.

Kelly guided the Eagles to 10-6 records in each of his first two regular seasons with the team, making the playoffs once.

And after the past two weeks, it’s clear things can’t get much worse. Mark Sanchez was sacked six times in all.

Despite the Eagles giving up 45 points in consecutive games, safety Malcolm Jenkins still believes he and his teammates are giving full effort. Sanchez doesn’t expect any dissension in the ranks. “I think we have a really good football team, and I’m very confident in those football players”.

It would seem the Eagles have some sort of issues, which some say begin with their quarterback, Sam Bradford, who didn’t play and is not expected to do so against the Lions either. He finished 27 of 38 for 337 yards and threw five TDs for the fourth time in his career. Johnson had eight catches for 93 yards.

Johnsons first touchdown on third-and-17 from the Eagles 25 is a flawless example of Cooters aggressiveness. Left tackle Jason Peters left the game on the opening drive with an ankle injury, and cornerback Nolan Carroll left in the second quarter on a cart with a broken ankle, no doubt ending his season.

Matthew Stafford threw for 282 yards in 22 of 35 passes to lead the Lions. The Eagles are 16th in the league in terms of passing yards given up per game, and Johnson will try to take advantage.

The wide receiver was in again early in the third quarter as Stafford found him with a similar pass to the previous score, before a fumble from Sanchez handed possession straight back to the home side, handing Johnson a third touchdown of the game a couple of minutes later.

Running back Theo Riddick and wide receiver Golden Tate hauled in Stafford’s other scoring passes.

The Eagles couldn’t establish a running attack – they scampered for only 68 yards at just 2.7 yards per attempt – and completed only 19 passes on the game.

“Theres always things to improve on, but were going to enjoy this one, said Caldwell and then he let loose with a rare smile. “I think all the way across the board, the guys played well”.