That old Canadian fire-fighting, bust of an offensive lineman, Danny Watkins, would be proud of Fred Johnson for his ability to walk through a bu

Carter told NBC Sports that they felt like Goff has a low arc release, and they wanted to try to take advantage of those opportunities at the line of scrimmage. Davis doubled his season total in one game. Carter now has 10 since the start of last season, second most in the NFL in that span.

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean wasn't distracted by the eye candy. While Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond motioned left and then back to the right, Dean's focus remained on the screen play he alerted to defensive tackle Jordan Davis and edge Nolan Smith.

The long and short of it is that the Eagles' offense couldn't play its best against a banged-up team, asking its injured stars and reserves to give their best effort. That is perhaps the most disappointing takeaway from a game that could have allowed a struggling offensive coordinator and his players to build momentum.

Five lowest-graded offensive players (with at least 10 snaps): OL Tate Ratledge (35.8), QB Jared Goff (42.5), OL Kayode Awosika (47.8), TE Brock Wright (51.2), WR Kalif Raymond (51.4)

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Philadelphia, despite its offensive struggles, leaned on its defense to beat the Lions on a blustery Sunday night in Philadelphia.

The Patriots deserve plenty of praise for reeling off eight wins in a row, even if Van Wilder had a harder schedule than these guys. But you can only play who is in front of you, and New England isn’t just squeaking by; it’s covered the spread most of the time during Drake Maye’s stellar sophomore campaign.

Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson suffered a Lisfranc injury on Sunday against the Lions and could be placed on injured reserve, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.