The first of the these three games Is the Philadelphia eagles vs. the Detroit lions
Detroit lions 3-7 AFC North vs. Philadelphia eagles 4-6 NFC East
Detroit Lions
The Detroit lions and Philadelphia eagles’ seasons are heading into two different directions this year, the eagles who are fighting for the division lead with the giants after the injuries …show more content…
Due to poor offense blocking up front to protect Matthew Stafford the lions have struggled the owner of the Detroit lions Martha for has recently fired the teams’ president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew November 5 and before then fired the offense coordinator Joe Lombardi, offensive line coach Jeremiah Washburn and assistant offensive line coach Terry Heffernan to infuse some life.
Keys to win:
For the lions to win they are going to have eventually fin Calvin Johnson in the end zone, Johnson has only 3 touchdown this seasons Matthew Stafford is going to need the help of the o-line to protect him but more importantly he going to need running game in a big way.
Ameer Abdullah who was the potential break out star back the lions was looking for earlier in the season has had problems all season keeping his hands on the ball losing 4 fumbles this season. Joique bell hasn’t fare any better in 50 rushing attempts bell has only generated 138 total yards with a 2.8 per avg Abdullah has been relegated to the bench in favor of Theo Riddick this week matchup against the eagles should pose fascinating situation given that the eagles just gave up 235 yards in rushing to Doug martin and the bucs, what the lions three headed rushing team of Riddick, bell, Abdullah can do on the rushing