Both teams should feel a little lucky with the halftime score. The Lions squandered opportunities to score touchdowns instead of field goals on their two scoring drives, but that’s been the norm so far this season. Titus Young also dropped a deep pass, and Matthew Stafford threw an interception on a deep ball to a … Continue Reading →
For much of the first half, the Lions managed to mask their penalty problems because they had a lead. Wave goodbye to the advantage. Two plays after a pass interference on Lions cornerback Jacob Lacey gave the Eagles first and goal, the Eagles scored on a two-yard screen from Michael Vick to LeSean McCoy. The … Continue Reading →
What used to be the Lions best weapon — the deep pass — hasn’t helped them yet against the Eagles. On their last drive, quarterback Matthew Stafford aired it out to wide receiver Titus Young, who was behind three defenders. But Young couldn’t make the catch. After the first-down play, the Lions only picked up seven … Continue Reading →
Louis Delmas is without a doubt the vocal leader of the Lions defense. He plays safety pretty well, too. After missing the first four games while recovering from knee surgery, Delmas clearly came out hungry against the Eagles. He just intercepted a Michael Vick pass attempt to Jason Avant to give the Lions the ball … Continue Reading →
Well, that didn’t last long. After the Lions recovered a fumble near midfield, they decided to quickly take a shot at the end zone. Hindsight, my friends. On the second play of the drive, from the Philadelphia 38, Matthew Stafford threw a deep ball into double coverage for Calvin Johnson, and Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha … Continue Reading →
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick fielded questions all week about his turnovers. And sure enough, the problem presented itself in the first quarter — even if it wasn’t his fault. With the Eagles driving, the Eagles center snapped it to Vick in the shotgun while he wasn’t looking. Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch recovered the ball, and … Continue Reading →
The Lions are up 6-0 with 3:58 in the first quarter. That’s the good news. The bad news is that they should be up at least 10. The Lions have already been in Eagles territory twice, but have had to settle for field goals both times, following the trend of the early season. The offense … Continue Reading →
For now, the Lions special teams seems to have given them an edge. Return specialist Stefan Logan returned an Eagles punt 48 yards to give the Lions great field position at the Philadelphia 34. The Lions, though, couldn’t do much the field position. Their drive stalled after three plays, and Jason Hanson kicked a 46-yard … Continue Reading →
The Lions wishes of scoring immediately weren’t granted. They started their opening drive against the Eagles with a three-and-out, including a third-down pass attempt to Calvin Johnson that was easily broken up by Philadelphia cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. But the drive didn’t cost the Lions anything as the defense held the Eagles to a three-and-out. On … Continue Reading →
Every game in the NFL is important, but the Lions matchup against the Eagles seems like one neither team can afford to lose. The Lions (3-1) enter on a three-game losing streak, and only six teams have made the playoffs after a 1-4 start since the current postseason format began in 1990. As for the … Continue Reading →