Is Chip Kelly to Blame for the Philadelphia Eagles Struggles?

Another player who is also being praised for his impressive performance is Matthew Stafford who tied a career-high with five touchdowns passes.

The Lions got on the scoreboard with running back Theo Riddick hauling in an eight-yard scoring pass from Stafford.

The Lions (4-7) have won three straight this season and three in a row in their annual Thanksgiving game.

Kelly’s Eagles went 10-6 in each of his first two seasons, but they lost a wildcard playoff game in 2013 and didn’t make the playoffs a year ago because they lost three of their final four games.

Embattled head coach Chip Kelly said the second straight stinker wasn’t an indication he has lost the locker room. “I’m not pointing fingers at anybody, and I don’t think anybody points fingers at anybody”.

“I had family here today, and so did most of the guys, and I’m glad we could put on a show for them”. Yes, there were good reasons for this move or that move – Cole was used up – but, as we’ve said before here, you need to replace the guys you get rid of with equal or better talent. Sure, he’s probably a bust, but at least we’ll know for sure with more playing time. “We have to try to pull together as a team, as a unit, and try to get wins”.

The Jets fell behind 24-7 at halftime.

Once again, the Eagles’ only big-yardage play came early, Trey Burton’s 43-yard catch and run on the TD drive that ended right after the second quarter began.

Fight on Philadelphia, good times are coming soon.

Matt Prater’s 48-yard field goal gave Detroit a 10-point lead before Stafford’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Johnson came with 12 seconds left in the half.

Detoit continued to pile on the points as Johnson held off Eric Rowe on a four-yard, back-shoulder toss from Stafford to move 31-7 ahead. After a Sanchez turnover, Johnson beat safety Malcolm Jenkins on a 3-yard catch for his third score. Yes, but it wears down his own defense as well and there doesn’t look to be a change in sight. Kelce is a conscious robot, in my opinion, in that he knows that being a robot is what is best for the team, but a robot nevertheless who will do whatever the coaches ask of him, never questioning their methods. According to oddsmakers from online sports book Mybookie.ag, Detroit is a 2.5-point favorite for today’s Thanksgiving Day matchup, while the total now sits at 46 points.

Stafford completed 27 of 38 passes for 337 yards and tied a career-high with five touchdowns. Kelly has been endorsed and co-signed by some of the best head coaches in the league, and his offensive mind has been picked by coaches like New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.

“I blitzed a lot more than I have in the last couple of weeks”.

As for the Eagles, well, Kelly’s policy of not naming the quarterback entering the game is getting old. Without their starting left tackle, the reshuffled line couldn’t keep the Lions out of the backfield.

NOTES: Dallas defensive end Greg Hardy had a quiet game against his former team, finishing without any tackles and missing most of the second half with an injury Garrett wouldn’t specify. The run game was off the charts. After the ball bounced around, it was picked up by Ansah at the Eagles 14-yard line.

-QB Mark Sanchez completed 19 of 27 passes and threw for two scores on Thursday but was under heavy pressure most of the day.