The Detroit Lions defense stepped up on “Sunday Night Football” to keep the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles under wraps, even with key starters like Terrion Arnold and Kerby Joseph sidelined due to injury. Unfortunately for Dan Campbell’s squad, the Eagles defense also came to play, with Vic Fangio’s front terrorizing Jared Goff all night in a 16-9 Philadelphia victory.
A week after the Birds survived a Monday night matchup with the Green Bay Packers thanks largely to a dominant defensive showing, Fangio’s unit was even more imposing against Detroit, stuffing all five of the Lions’ fourth-down attempts and forcing Goff into a world of hurt inside a collapsing pocket; the quarterback finished just 14 of 37 passing while absorbing two sacks, plenty more pressures and having a slew of throws batted down at the line of scrimmage.
Jahmyr Gibbs and Jameson Williams each had splash plays for the Lions, combining for almost 200 yards receiving, but their highlights were few and far between for a Detroit attack that also went just 3 of 13 on third downs. The Eagles offense wasn’t a whole lot better, with Jalen Hurts completing only 50% of his passes while force-feeding the increasingly discontent A.J. Brown, but a trio of field goals from Jake Elliott kept the defending champs in front for the entirety of Sunday’s contest.
Stay tuned for takeaways from the Eagles’ climb to 8-2 on the 2025 season.
