Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions’ Week 11 performance in their 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

The Detroit Lions fell to 6-4 after their 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

MLive's Dungeon of Doom podcast discusses the spirited defensive performance in a night to forget for the Lions in Philadelphia.

The Detroit Lions lost their fourth game of the season on Sunday night in a hard-to-watch primetime game against the Philadelphia Eagles. On one hand, it wasn’t an entire team collapse, and Detroit hung with one of the best NFC teams in football. On the other hand, some disturbing trends are developing with a short-circuited offense.

The Eagles’ defense sent yet another message Sunday night, and while the offense again left room for improvement, this 16-9 win over the Detroit Lions on Nov. 16, 2025, still felt like the kind of

The Philadelphia Eagles scored just once, but leaned on their defense to beat the Detroit Lions, holding onto their status as the NFC's top team.

Philadelphia's defense and a rushing attack that was good enough led a 16-9 victory between two of the NFC's top teams.

Here’s the full position-by-position report card for the Eagles following their 16-9 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football at Lincoln Financial Field.