The Eagles Get Basted In Detroit 45-14

Four plays later, Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass of the game – the third to Calvin Johnson – and the Lions led 38-7.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate (15) high-fives wide receiver Calvin Johnson after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Detroit. The team has lost two straight and they have a tough schedule coming up after this game, as the team has to travel to play the Patriots. Stafford threw five touchdown passes, three of them to Megatron, marking the second week in a row that the Eagles’ defense allowed the opposing quarterback to throw five touchdown passes.

Several women got onto the turf at Ford Field during a play in the fourth quarter of the Lions’ 45-14 carving of the Eagles on Thursday to protest animal violence with a pair of signs. He completed 19 of 27 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

Lions also rounded off a hat-trick of Thanksgiving wins.

“I’m not saying we’re doing a better job, I can tell you that“, Kelly said. “Between the losses and his bulls- methods that aren’t working, I can tell you that the players have tuned him out”. In the month of November the Eagles had three games against subpar teams, including two of those at home.

He had not had as many as eight catches since a Week 3 loss to the Broncos when he had eight for 77 yards.

“I didn’t see this happening”, Kelly said.

When Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah was a sophomore at Brigham Young, he needed someone to teach him how to put on his shoulder pads. The Eagles couldn’t do much about it, especially after starting cornerback Nolan Carroll left the game with a broken right ankle and was replaced by rookie Eric Rowe. The final score was 45-14, but this game was decided much early in the third quarter.

Running back DeMarco Murray, shown on TV having a sideline disagreement with quarterback Mark Sanchez during the chaos that ruled the day, claimed there’s no dissent. The Eagles will go back to Philadelphia with no positive takeaway on offense or defense.

The Eagles had a chance to get the first points on the board in their opening drive, as Caleb Sturgis lined up a 50-yard field goal, but the kicker’s effort struck the right post.

The Lions’ offense was firing on all cylinders, with Theo Riddick hauling in three catches for 42 yards in the first half alone.

“Probably as complete a victory as we’ve had around here”, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said.

And Ansah had 3.5 sacks and forced and recovered a fumble to tie J.J. Watt for the National Football League lead in sacks.

“Obviously, in the red zone, he’s going to get the ball”, Jenkins said.

NOTES: Philadelphia’s perennial All-Pro LT Jason Peters left the game in the opening quarter with a left ankle injury…. Philadelphia tight end Trey Burton had nice 43-yard catch and run.