Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson has made touchdown catches a Thanksgiving

“You call that play and you score a touchdown, then his trust in us builds and vice versa”. Philadelphia lost to Tampa Bay 45-17 last weekend.

“I have confidence in those players”, Kelly said. “Guys are frustrated on the sidelines”. But there’s no rewind in football … “I’m just going out there and trying to do that as best I can”.

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.

On the ensuing drive for Philadelphia, quarterback Mark Sanchez connected with Trey Burton for a 43-yard gain to the Detroit five-yard line. But he did lose a fumble on a sack. “There are a lot of things that we need to get corrected and the road is getting no easier from here on”. Bradford had completed the NFL’s concussion protocol earlier in the week, so the shoulder remains the only issue. “We deserve it now”, said Johnson, who switched from right to left tackle when Peters suffered an ankle injury in the first series.

Smith says his players don’t like him.

The 35-year-old with a surgically repaired back said he would have to wait for more test results Friday before knowing if he broke the collarbone again.

When asked if he felt that everyone on the team was buying in the same way that he does, Kelce went full-on robot. Philadelphia also lost CB Nolan Carroll to a broken ankle, and T Jason Peters hurt his ankle in the first quarter. That’s the level the Eagles have now sunk to – their fans are emotionally protecting themselves by accepting the worst before the game even starts. RB Ryan Mathews and TE Zach Ertz were inactive because of lingering concussion symptoms.

Just five NFC teams now have a winning record.

Ed Reynolds also made his debut as a safety in dime packages.

Watkins has been on the Bills’ practice squad since the Eagles cut him at final cuts.

You have to wonder what happens next for this Lions team.

Calvin Johnson got off to a quiet start, then began his annual Thanksgiving feast on opposing secondaries in earnest. Matthews’ issue was never disclosed. After consecutive big plays put them on Detroit’s 5-yard line as the first quarter expired, they took three cracks at the end zone – two using the incredibly unimpressive Murray.

Other Eagles were so upset after the game, they could hardly speak, and were just as amazed and disgusted as their fans.

For the season, Johnson has 67 catches for 911 yards and six touchdowns.

Both outside linebackers Connor Barwin and Brandon Graham were playing in their hometown in front of dozens of family and friends.

“In my eyes, he will always be Captain America because he makes every play”, Newton said. But neither enjoyed the outcome. “We’ve allowed them too much time”. He said he’s staying in Detroit through Monday and plans to attend the Michigan-Ohio State game on Saturday.

Was there a switch or a button somewhere, some powerful, unseen hand that reached in and changed the season during the second quarter of the Eagles’ loss to Miami?