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After taking care of business in an ugly, hard-fought edition of Monday Night Football, the Philadelphia Eagles are heading back to primetime for another game with serious NFC standing consequences when they welcome the Detroit Lions to Lincoln Financial Field.
With wins over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Green Bay Packers officially on the books, the Eagles now have to face maybe their toughest challenge left on the schedule in the Detroit Lions, with AFC showdowns against the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills coming in close behind in December.
Like the Eagles, the Lions are playing some really good football at the moment. They’ve overcome injuries on the offensive line to secure a 6-3 record, albeit in a somewhat down NFC North, and are very much within striking distance of the top seed even after having lost both coordinators to head coaching jobs with the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets. Sure, they’ve lost to the Packers, Chiefs, and Vikings, all of whom the Eagles beat in 2025, but they didn’t lose to the New York Giants, even if they technically still could, considering they play them in Week 12 at home.
Will a win come easily for the Eagles in Week 11? No, it most certainly will not, but considering the game is at home, the Eagles are hot, and they’ve seemingly added a few new wrinkles to their offense in a low-scoring game in Green Bay, they have all the tools needed to secure another victory in their pursuit of the No. 1 seed.
After spending years under Chip Kelly and Doug Pederson seemingly throwing a screen pass per drive, the Eagles have been one of the more screen-adverse teams in the NFL in 2025, with Kevin Patulo choosing to target Dallas Goedert on underneath routes while attacking the outside with comeback, go, and out routes.
In Week 10, the Eagles got one of their two biggest plays of the game off a screen pass to Saquon Barkley thanks to a quality block down the field by AJ Brown, and if Patulo is wise, he’ll keep going back to that well in Week 11. Why? Because it’s been a great way to take advantage of the team’s new propensity for play action, which should continue against the Lions even if Cam Jurgens returns alongside Tyler Steen, Lane Johnson, and Landon Dickerson.
AJ Brown on blocking downfield for Saquon Barkley's 41-yard gain:
"That's not something I should be highlighted for. That's something Saquon should be. He made the guy miss."pic.twitter.com/CNkbHwzVGz
— Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) November 11, 2025
Now, to the Lions’ credit, their defense is still very good even after losing Aaron Glenn, but they’ve been hit with injury after injury as of late, with Terrion Arnold, Aidan Hutchinson, and Kerby Joseph all missing practice on Wednesday, and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez...
