Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions

Stafford completed 27 of 38 passes for 337 yards for the Lions, who have also won three consecutive Thanksgiving Day games. Johnson caught eight passes on 14 targets, for 93 yards and three touchdowns.

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

Stafford threw touchdowns of 8 yards to Theo Riddick, 2 yards to Golden Tate and 25 yards to Johnson in the first half. He was injured in Week 2 at Philadelphia and said the injury had a similar feel this time. “I think once you start pointing fingers and saying you blame it on somebody else, then you’ve lost what you have to do”. “We got outcoached today”.

“I thought this was going to be a statement game for us”, Johnson said, and it was, just not the kind of statement they had in mind. “We’ve allowed them too much time”. And obviously we’re losing a lot of games right now, we’re not doing very well.

The Jets fell behind 24-7 at halftime. He had one catch for four yards.

Philadelphia tied it during the opening minute of the second quarter.

Detroit kept Philadelphia scoreless the rest of the way to take home the victory on Thanksgiving Day, 45-14. Kelly said coordinator Bill Davis will remain in charge of the defense and added that he still has confidence in the roster he assembled in a tumultuous offseason of change. The new mix never developed any chemistry and now the team has completely fallen apart. “That was disgusting”, defensive tackle Bennie Logan said. “National television, Thanksgiving Day, and you get embarrassed like this”. After taking a whooping at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Eagles had a short week to prepare for the Detroit Lions.

This swoon under Chip Kelly leaves the Eagles with a 4-7 record, in third in the NFC East behind the New York Giants (5-5) and Washington (4-6).

Admit it. As much as you’ve tried to forget it, his boring, unimaginative play calling still haunts your Honolulu blue and silver dreams. Even worse was the fact that it looked like the Eagles had quit on the field.

But the theme that has accompanied Mark Sanchez’s most recent ascent to the starter’s role has been the sudden abandonment of his defense.

Riddick caught five passes for 62 yards, including a touchdown, and as Stafford said, “made a couple guys look silly”. He was sacked six times, including one where he was stripped of the ball and the Lions recovered.

After the Lions punted on their first drive, they did whatever they wanted on offense. Bradford had completed the NFL’s concussion protocol earlier in the week, so the shoulder remains the only issue. He didn’t return and was seen leaving Ford Field in a walking boot. The Lions had six sacks despite rushing only four players most of the way. 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. They have won three straight by a combined score of 119-41. James Ihedigbo, who recently lost the strong safety spot to Isa Adbul-Quddus, returned to his former position while Abdul-Quddus slid over to Quin’s spot. Agholor drew a 15-yard penalty in the fourth quarter when he took off his helmet and argued with Detroit cornerback Crezdon Butler.

“I will never doubt Chip Kelly, and I will never doubt these coaches”, center Jason Kelce said.