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The Philadelphia Eagles take their four-game winning streak into Dallas in a rivalry matchup against the Cowboys. Dallas got back on track with a 33-16 win in L
The Lions’ offense struggled mightily on third-down conversions. Along with that, they went goose egg on five fourth-down attempts in the 16-9 loss -- a game that was arguably winnable based on the stellar showing from Detroit’s defense. Because of this, the Lions had a slight drop in this week’s rankings from writers across the country.
After surviving a heavyweight fight with the Packers on Monday night, the Eagles return to Lincoln Financial Field for Round 2 of dealing with an NFC North heavyweight. Philadelphia is one of only six NFL teams with two losses, joining Denver (8-2), Indianapolis (8-2), New England (8-2), the L.A. Rams (7-2), and Seattle (7-2) as they enter Week 11.
Once a team reaches the rare territory of being discussed as a dynasty, the football public inevitably grows tired of all the winning and begins to root for tha
Most power rankers are reactive, and all of them dropped the Lions down in this week’s rankings. However, none moved the Lions out of the top 10, suggesting they also align with the view that the Lions are still a team expected to challenge over the back half of the season.
The NFL world is not happy with the officiating call that ended the Lions-Eagles game, a pass interference penalty against Lions CB Rock Ya-Sin
Cam Newton was a 2015 First-Team All-Pro. He also won the Offensive Player of the Year award and the Most Valuable Player trophy. Still, like Eagles detractors before him, he has been met with the trademark underdog mentality and Eagles defiance. Come on. What else should we expect?
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