Undefeated Eagles head into game against lowly Lions

Detroit’s Matthew Stafford would love to flush the formula after his two-interception performance against Chicago on Sunday and relive the memories of a five-touchdown effort in a 45-14 rout of the Eagles on Thanksgiving previous year. Playing a full 60 minutes is the only way to beat a solid team like Philadelphia.

“Really, in my opinion, our season starts now”, Pederson said. Our defense, obviously, has not played the greatest, but we believe we have a great defense.

If Johnson is suspended, Pederson said he might roll with rookie Hal Vaitai (6-6, 315) at right tackle as opposed to moving left guard Allen Barbre to the position and starting Stefen Wisniewski at guard.

Wentz became the starter when Sam Bradford was traded to the Vikings just before the regular season. But the Colts possess one of the worst offensive lines in the National Football League, yet the Lions still couldn’t get enough pressure on Luck to prevent him from completing 31 of his 47 passes for almost 400 yards and four touchdowns. I expect him to continue to have success against a shaky Lions’ defense who has been hammered by injuries. But the Lions are determined to make Wentz win or lose the game this week. Back then and in college, he was actually a defensive end. For Levy speculation is only growing that his injury might be keeping him out for the rest of the year and maybe even longer than that. Wendell Smallwood rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown in his absence.

“Obviously, guys remember that one vividly”, Ertz said Monday. “If he’s 100 percent we’ll go with Ryan and mix the other guys in according to the gameplan”. The Bills won that day, and Schwartz’s players carried him off the field on their shoulders following the victory.

But there are some looming issues for Philadelphia. The top performer in that group has been linebacker Nigel Bradham, who is excelling on the field but drew the scorn of Schwartz for two arrests in thee months. That could be a subtle reference to give him another shot, and the Eagles’ defensive turnaround glistens on an already impressive resume. Last week was pretty surprising as their offense has been moving the ball well but really struggled against a poor Chicago defense, posting just 263 yards against the Bears. “I think it’s a lesson you can only learn if you’re in it”. The fiery coordinator will surely be all business as the Eagles get ready to head to motor city and play the Lions. No other team is close to that except the Minnesota Vikings, who have given up 50 points, averaging 12.5 points per game. The Lions threw six interceptions in the game, including two that were returned for touchdowns. He’s eager to turn things around.

“You can be all the leader you want, but if you’re a crappy player, it doesn’t make much of a difference”. “I wish we could practice after the flight home”. Just not this Sunday, though.

Getting underperforming wide receiver Golden Tate more involved could help the cause.

First, it was his first National Football League game, against Cleveland, with just one week of practice with the starters.

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