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Prater's kick, Slay's pick give Lions 24-23 win over Eagles.
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Lions temporarily changed course of season with two turnovers in 90 seconds.
Theo Riddick has just matched his 2015 touchdown total already this season (3).
The Lions mixed it up more than normal on their first drive. Golden Tate as a RB. Four receiver set for one play, combination of two backs and single back. OL eligible plays (mostly due to Eric Ebron's injury). Five players targeted with a pass. More diverse than they've been the past two weeks.
Armonty Bryant, claimed by the Lions this week from Cleveland, gets a sack to end Philadelphia's drive. It's Bryant's first game of the season after being suspended.
Entering today, Eagles allowed no first quarter points. Today vs the Lions, who had one first half TD in the last two weeks: 14 points allowed. Theo Riddick with both scores.
Theo Riddick already has 18 PPR fantasy points thanks to his two receiving touchdowns. That's tied for his fourth-best single-game total and is nine shy of his best (2016 Week 1).
Late on this, but the Lions put Graham Glasgow, their third-round pick this year, at LG instead of Laken Tomlinson there on the Riddick TD. Tomlinson standing on the sideline now with his helmet on.
Theo Riddick's two receiving touchdowns are first for a Lions RB since Horace King on Dec. 9, 1978, per Elias Sports Bureau. Riddick was still over a decade away from being born.
Six players in the Eagles-Lions game have a 10-plus gain running the ball. The starting QBs have combined to go 15-20 passing with three TDs.
After three weeks of offensive issues, Detroit has seemingly figured it out against one of the NFL's best defenses. Detroit has scored touchdowns on every one of its offensive drives to take a 21-10 halftime lead on Philadelphia, including the first three passing touchdowns allowed all year by the Eagles.
Carson Wentz's TD pass to Josh Huff was a classic pick play. Stack formation with Jordan Matthews releasing up the field (pick) and Huff coming underneath on the slant. The issue for the Lions? They allowed Matthews to get off the ball. The DBs have to jam the point man in the stack to eliminate the pick and close on the slant. It's now a 21-17 Lions lead over the Eagles.
Looked like Matthew Stafford took one hand off the ball while escaping, precipitating a fumble. Carson Wentz had the same problem in college. Jon Gruden challenged Wentz during QB Camp to become a "two-handed monster" with the ball.
That's good coverage from Lions CB Darius Slay on the INT. Run with the deep ball and finish. Big play to close out the Eagles.
Lions beat Eagles 24-23 to knock Philadelphia from the ranks of the unbeaten. The ViewFromVegas is Detroit did it as a 3-5-point home underdog and +160 on the money line.
Two turnovers in 90 seconds might have changed the course of the Lions season in a 24-23 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. Cornerback Nevin Lawson said it was a win the Lions can build off of. It turned Detroit from a potential 1-4 team to 2-3.
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