By Zach Berman, Brooks Kubena, Colton Pouncy, Alex Valdes
The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense harassed quarterback Jared Goff all game and stopped the Detroit Lions five times on fourth down to win 16-9 on Sunday night.
The Eagles’ offense wasn’t a whole lot better, but they rushed for 148 yards and quarterback Jalen Hurts scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter to give Philly a lead they never lost.
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The Philadelphia defense held Goff to 14-for-37 passing and put constant pressure on him, sacking him twice. Lions coach Dan Campbell also tried for first downs on five fourth downs, but the Eagles defense stopped all of them.
Relentless pass rush
The Eagles again won by strong-arming their opponent on defense.
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