Who are these Detroit Lions?

He’s the third Lion to reach 10 sacks in 11 or fewer games.

The Eagles (4-7) gave up 45 points for the second time in five days and lost their third straight game.

“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.

“We didn’t coach well today”.

Kelly cited the lack of a pass rush for the flurry of points they’ve allowed. “That rubs off on guys when a guy is aggressive and trusts us as players to go out and make good decisions”.

His logic was that playing the younger, less-experienced players who needed more development was never a consideration because they hadn’t earned extra playing time yet.

Stafford connected with Riddick on an 8-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter.

Why have we seen Ameer Abdullah’s role increase lately?

The Eagles tied the game on the ensuing possession when Sanchez capped an 80-yard drive with a 2-yard pass to Brent Celek early in the second quarter.

Detroit Lions destroyed Philadelphia Eagles completely 45-14 in a massive Thanksgiving victory. Ansah, who was taken one pick after Lane Johnson in the 2013 draft, said he took it “personal” when he went against Johnson, via the Detroit Free Press. After a Sanchez turnover, Johnson beat safety Malcolm Jenkins on a 3-yard catch for his third score. “So it was great to have an opportunity to talk with someone that was so dedicated and committed that one of the things that he thought was the most important things to do was get a chance to come and be involved in the game”.

Defensive tackle Bennie Logan added: “I can’t continue to take an embarrassment like that”. “It’s Thanksgiving Day and you get embarrassed like that”. Tom Brady and the undefeated New England Patriots.

For the seventh straight season Johnson reeled in a Thanksgiving touchdown.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez (3) is sacked by… The run game was off the charts. The first quarter came to a close with a carry from Demarco Murray to the one-yard line of the Lions. Sanchez was 19 of 27 for 199 yards and two touchdowns. “We just had a big hole to dig ourselves out of, and we couldn’t do it”.

Wide receiver Jordan Matthews left the game for a brief period in the second half after he was laid out on a pass over the middle from Sanchez. Peters, who missed two games after the team’s bye with a pinched nerve in his back, was able to walk off the field.

It’s already been a long season for the Eagles and Chip Kelly.

Tahir Whitehead earned positive grades in run defense (+1.7), pass coverage (+1.9) and even as a pass rusher (+0.9). He was replaced by rookie Eric Rowe, who had trouble sticking with Calvin Johnson and was matched against him for two of Johnson’s three scores.

Stafford especially cited a 25-yard scoring strike to Johnson that made it 24-7 with 12 seconds until halftime as an example of the Cooter effect.

While Caldwell’s squad plays three of its final four games on the road, that mid-November win at Lambeau Field may have done more for this team than any victory in recent times.