POSTGAME – Another major primetime matchup against an NFC contender, another defensively dominant showing from the Eagles.
Behind Jaelan Phillips, Jordan Davis, and a Philly defensive front that barely allowed Jared Goff a second to think, the Eagles beat the Lions 16-9 in shut-down fashion.
They're 8-2, well atop the NFC East race, and up there with the best in the conference, despite still leaving a lot to be desired on offense.
Here's the immediate coverage from Sunday night…
• The pivotal plays from the Eagles' defensively dominant win over the Lions (Nick Tricome)
• Eagles stock watch: Philly's defense continues to flex, overcomes anemic offense (Evan Macy)
And as always, you can run back through the conversation of Sunday's game, as it happened, down below.
PREGAME…
The 7-2 Philadelphia Eagles are coming off of a weird win in Green Bay, and will face a Detroit Lions team hungry to prove that they can hang with the reigning Super Bowl champs. It will be the Birds' second straight primetime game, this time on Sunday Night Football, with kickoff scheduled for 8:20 p.m. EST.
Injuries could play a major role in this matchup, as the Eagles will have all of their starters available, while the Lions will be without a whole slew of starters, including TE Sam LaPorta, CBs Terrion Arnold and D.J. Reed, S Kerby Joseph, DE Marcus Davenport, and LG Christian Mahogany, plus a few noteworthy backups. You can find the Eagles' and Lions' inactives here.
As noted in our five things to watch, the Lions are loaded with explosive playmakers on offense, led by arguably the best running back duo in the NFL in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery. They also have a reception machine in Amon-Ra St. Brown and the lightning fast Jameson Williams. The Eagles' defense has really started to play well in recent weeks, so this will be a "good on good" matchup.
On the other side of the ball, the Eagles' offense has sputtered at times this season, with occasional glimpses of their potential. The Lions play hard, but they'll be without three starters in their secondary. Can the passing offense get going again like they did against the Vikings a few weeks ago?
The Eagles are 2.5-point favorites. For the gambling enthusiasts, you can find my Week 11 picks here.
Feel free to discuss the game in the comments section below.
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