Kelly, Eagles collapsing as the season ends

After the Lions punted on their first drive, they did whatever they wanted on offense. Kelly has now said he won’t be running Davis away. “When we get single coverage, especially down there, we’ve got to take advantage of it”, he said.

Once Johnson got involved, the Detroit offense became unstoppable.

It’s the first time the Eagles have lost by 28 or more points in consecutive games since 1971, when they were hammered by Dallas, 42-7, and San Francisco, 31-3. The Giants matchup ends the season and that game will be on the road. Did he take on too much responsibility?

The three touchdowns matched a career-high for Johnson, who accomplished the feat once before, coincidentally on another holiday.

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.

The Lions haven’t lost since a front-office shakeup after getting blown by Kansas City in London. “You have to look at it and look at tape”.

Bradford has struggled most of the year and he has never looked comfortable in Kelly’s offense. “I think all the way across the board, the guys played well”. “That’s what you’re seeing now”.

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

“So we need to get our heads right here in the next couple of days because they’re off and then we come back on Tuesday”, Kelly said.

“I love that he’s so aggressive”, Stafford said. “And when you win convincingly like we did today, that makes it extra sweet”.

Kelly cited the lack of a pass rush for the flurry of points they’ve allowed. “He put us in position to make plays. We’ve got to create more pressure, and Calvin was obviously a very hard matchup for us”.

Stafford completed 27 of 38 passes for 337 yards and tied a career-high with five touchdowns. Ameer Abdullah led in rushing with 44 yards in 12 carries.

The next sickening moment was Carroll getting carted off five minutes into the second quarter with a fractured ankle.

Philadelpia was trounced by Detroit 45-14 and has now dropped three straight to fall to 4-7.

But Tate made it Lions 14, Eagles 7, Matt Prater kicked a 48-yard field goal and Johnson went up, around and through Thurmond and rookie cornerback Eric Rowe to make it 24-7 at the intermission. When 2014 All-Pro tackle Jason Peters left the game with an ankle injury, Chip Kelly shifted Johnson from right tackle to left tackle, a move that thrilled Ansah. Murray runs best with the quarterback under center, but, once again, Chip continues along with the same approach that has remained largely ineffective since the start of the Eagles’ 2015 campaign. OTs LaAdrian Waddle and Corey Robinson were among the inactives for Detroit….

In comparison, the Eagles faced seven third downs over the same stretch, five for nine yards or more.

After almost a decade as Thanksgiving pushovers, the Detroit Lions have started playing their best in their holiday showcase. After team owner Martha Firestone Ford fired two top members of her front office, Detroit is yet to lose a game – the win equaled their third straight after upsets over the Packers and Raiders the past two weeks. He had two catches for 15 yards against the Lions. Another great performer was Calvin Johnson who actually matched his season total with three scores.