Pride of Detroit
“I guess we’re good again.”
That was a sentence said in the Detroit Lions locker room after their 44-22 victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 10. The Lions’ offense felt alive and moved like a well-oiled machine, never punting the football all game. The defense stood tall and made some key stops, and suddenly, this Lions team looked like themselves. Now, it’s time to move on and focus on who they have next, the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
In a matchup everyone expected to be for the NFC title before the Lions fell to the Commanders last year, we finally get what we’ve been wanting. How can the explosive Lions offense do against a strong defense in the Eagles? Can the Eagles find success with their offense against a surging, improved, and mostly healthy Lions defense? These questions will be answered this week in what is the best game as two of the top teams in the NFC collide.
With that being said, let’s take a look at how the Eagles’ season has been so far in our Week 11 scouting report.
Week 1: Defeated the Dallas Cowboys 24-20
Week 2: Defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-17
Week 3: Defeated the Los Angeles Rams 33-26
Week 4: Defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-25
Week 5: Lost to the Denver Broncos 21-17
Week 6: Lost to the New York Giants 34-17
Week 7: Defeated the Minnesota Vikings 28-22
Week 8: Defeated the New York Giants 38-20
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: Defeated the Green Bay Packers 10-7
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Despite being 7-2, the Eagles haven’t felt like a juggernaut like last season. They started 4-0, but it wasn’t a clean 4-0, with each win being by a touchdown or less. They’ve almost lost games they had in the bag, and their biggest win this season, score-wise, was against a banged-up Giants team. I’m not trying to discredit the Eagles; they’ve beaten three good teams in the Chiefs, Bucs, and Rams, but they weren’t in a dominant fashion.
In the end, a win is a win, and that’s all that matters come February when you compete for a championship. The Eagles are aiming to repeat their title game aspirations this season, but it might be more on the defense than the offense this time around. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has played well, but not flashy so far, throwing for 1,860 yards with 16 touchdowns and only one interception, he’s also the leader on the team in rushing touchdowns with five to go along with 234 yards.
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