Stafford steers Lions to win

And that’s exactly what we’re seeing at the moment. Matthew Stafford was virtually flawless Thursday, the conductor in a Thanksgiving Day parade to the end zone.

The Lions were not playing a team with a. 500 or better record.

Eagles fans weren’t happy with their team’s self-destruction. With lots of uncertainties within many programs and some coaches already being canned, or at least close to being canned, Chip Kelly will be the top target for those programs.

The Lions have now, shockingly, won three straight games after dismantling the Eagles on Thanksgiving. Sanchez did exactly what his team needed him to do, but it was not enough for them to get a win. The Packers were uncharacteristically out of sync while beaten by the Lions for the first time at home since 1991 a few weeks back, but are a prideful organization with lofty aspirations still on the table.

Taking advantage of Johnson in one-on-one coverage, Stafford threw 4- and 3-yard TD passes to Johnson in the third quarter. “Football is a bit simpler than that“. But their play has spoken volumes about the quality of this team and the amount of fight they’ve been willing to put forth, and there are still five tests remaining.

“I think that’s good, because then you find out who’s all in and who’s not”. The run game usually opens things up for the Eagles, but Murray could never get into a rhythm.

It’s too early to throw any parity parties – you know, with National Football League so balanced, any team can climb back into contention.

It might have been an ominous sign when the Eagles had a face-masking penalty on their first offensive drive to push them out of range of a high-percentage field goal, and they had to settle for a 50-yard attempt that Caleb Strugis clanked off the right upright.

Defensively, Ziggy Ansah was on fire with 3.5 sacks (a career high) and a recovered fumble on the Eagles’ 14-yard line. “Less mistakes, more concentration, all those things add up”.

Matthew Stafford knew he was one yard away from throwing his sixth touchdown pass of the day in the fourth quarter Thursday. He’s in the shotgun formation more under Cooter, and the playcalling has been more creative.

Philadelphia tied it during the opening minute of the second quarter. “Didn’t do really anything well today”, Kelly later said. “He’s young in this job, but he’s not afraid, he’s aggressive and that’s fun”.

The relationship lends credence to the argument the offense truly might be evolving, not just getting hot in one game. For the second game LaAdrian Waddle is inactive. He had one catch for four yards. Against Tampa Bay last Sunday, Sanchez and Darren Sproles were yelling at each other after an interception. And hey, does this sounds familiar?

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.

“At the end of the first quarter, I realized we hadn’t gotten 81 the ball yet, so we dialed up some plays for him”, Stafford said. I have a very hard time believing this Eagles roster is a 4-7 roster. How high can they climb? Players have talked about banding together after the firings of GM Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand, and they respect Caldwell’s effort. All across the board the guys played well, ” coach Jim Caldwell said. “Record be damned, he was just, hey, this is gonna work”. Then many of them left. All of us got into the hole, all of us will get out of the hole. The Lions won the game by a score of 34-9.