You know the real reason why the Detroit Lions lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night? It wasn't that the offensive line played one of its worst games of the Dan Campbell era. It wasn't because Jameson Williams' penalty "cost the Lions an extra point because it was windy out" either.

Jonathan Coachman publicly pleaded with Jared Goff to “take the gloves off” as the Detroit Lions squandered scoring chances in their 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Goff, who entered the game leading the NFL in completion percentage at 74 percent,

The Detroit Lions are likely out of contention for the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC after a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

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.

The Eagles put together a terrific defensive performance against quarterback Jared Goff and the Lions’ offense, with Philadelphia coming away with a 16-9 victory on Sunday Night Football. Detroit finished an uncharacteristic 3-of-13 on third down and 0-of-5 on fourth down.

Footage caught Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pointing and laughing at Jared Goff after he tossed an incomplete pass.

Amid the changes to the Goff family in 2025, the Lions have kept rolling. With a win against Jalen Hurts and the Eagles, they could reclaim the top spot in the NFC North standings from the Chicago Bears (7-3). Next week, they have a home game against the New York Giants before hosting the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day.

The Detroit Lions are nine games into their 17-game schedule, so we’ll call this the midpoint and offer our grades on how things stand.