PHILADELPHIA. (WILX) – The Philadelphia Eagles took down the Detroit Lions 16-9 on Sunday Night Football to give Detroit its fourth loss of the season.
The Eagles received the opening kickoff and punted on their first drive. Philadelphia got it right back when Jordan Davis tipped a Jared Goff pass to Cooper DeJean for the interception.
Detroit would hold Philly to a field goal as the Eagles took a 3-0 lead. Both teams would then punt on their following drives.
The Lions thought about going for it on fourth down but instead took a delay of game, and Jack Fox put Philly back on its own 15-yard line.
The Eagles took that 3-0 lead to the second quarter and punted on their first drive. Detroit tried going for it on fourth down at midfield, and Jahmyr Gibbs was stuffed to turn it over on downs.
Philadelphia couldn’t turn it into anything and had to punt once again. Detroit got stopped for the second time in the quarter on fourth down, and the Lions turned it over on downs. Philly would be held to another field goal and extend its lead to 6-0.
Detroit would get on the board when Goff hit Jameson Williams, and he took it to the house for a 40-yard touchdown reception. Williams cost Detroit on the extra point with a 15-yard penalty, and Jake Bates missed the PAT to keep it tied at 6-6.
Philadelphia answered back on its next drive when Jalen Hurts punched it in on the one-yard line for the score. Philly took a 13-6 lead to halftime.
Detroit would turn it over on downs for the third time in the game to start out the third quarter. Philadelphia punted on its next drive. Detroit had a golden opportunity to score but decided to go for it on fourth and goal on Philly’s four-yard line, and Goff’s pass was incomplete. Detroit came up empty-handed and turned it over on downs for the fourth time in the game.
The Eagles punted on the following drive. Detroit gave them good field position when Detroit turned it over on downs once again on another Goff incompletion.
Philadelphia tacked on a field goal to make it 16-6, and Detroit had to punt once again on its next drive.
The Eagles gave it back when they punted on their following drive, and Detroit would also punt. Philadelphia went for it on its own 30-yard line on fourth and inches, and the Lions stopped the tush push.
Detroit would make it a one-score game on Jake Bates’ 54-yard field goal at the two-minute warning.
The Lions couldn’t stop the Eagles on the following drive after a controversial pass interference call went against Detroit, and the Lions lost 16-9.
Detroit next hosts the New York Giants at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 23.
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This article was published by WTVG on 2025-11-16 21:51:00
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