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Detroit Lions defense holds after long Philadelphia Eagles drive

The Eagles offense came out hot in the third quarter and quickly moved into the red zone.

After they made it to goal-to-go territory, though, the Lions defense woke up.

The Eagles had a chance for a touchdown on third and goal, but tight end Brent Celek couldn’t make a running catch in the end zone.

Philadelphia settled for a 26-yard field goal and took a 10-6 lead with 8:23 left in the third quarter.

Josh Katzenstein
Josh Katzenstein joined The Detroit News as an intern on the metro desk in June 2011 before becoming a full-time metro reporter in September 2011. This August he moved to the sports desk and will assist in covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered the University of Minnesota football and men's basketball teams for the student newspaper, Minnesota Daily, and freelanced for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He can be reached at jkatzenstein@detnews.com.

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