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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions game recap: Everything we know
The Eagles raised their record to 3-5 on the season with an impressive 41-6 win over the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit.
A dominant Philadelphia defensive performance saw Jared Goff sacked 5 times on the afternoon, while D’Andre Swift was held to 48-yards on 14 total touches.
Watch: Philadelphia Eagles CB Darius Slay returns a D’Andre Swift fumble for TD vs. Lions in his return to Detroit
TD for Big Play Slay❗️❗️❗️pic.twitter.com/DHGwa8v4sA
— PFF PHI Eagles (@PFF_Eagles) October 31, 2021
Darius Slay had a plan for his homecoming against the Lions and thanks to a Detroit native, the guy known as ‘Big Play’ lived up to his moniker.
Jared Goff hit Lions running back D’Andre Swift in the flat, and after trying to evade two tacklers, the running back had the ball punched out by Avonte Maddox, who went full ‘Charles Tillman’ on the play.
Slay scooped the ball up and returned it 32-yards for a touchdown.
Philadelphia has held the Lions scoreless on the day, and both units have been dominant against a Detroit team set to fall to 0-8 on the season.
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Eagles vs. Lions: 5 takeaways from the first half as Philadelphia leads Detroit 17-0
The Eagles visited Detroit on Sunday and seemed to reverse course early in the first half, as Nick Sirianni firmly established the running game, while Jonathan Gannon brought pressure early and often to Jared Goff.
Philadelphia established dominance at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and the results were an impressive 17-0 lead at Ford Field.
Here are five first-half takeaways.
We sat down with @JeffRisdon, of @LionsWire for 10 questions about Sunday’s matchup between Philadelphia and Detroit
It’s Eagles game day, and Philadelphia has traveled to Detroit to face a winless Lions team looking forward to Sunday’s matchup.
The Eagles have been inconsistent on both sides of the ball and their inability to corral opposing running backs bodes well for D’Andre Swift having a monster day.
With kickoff less than an hour away, we sat down with Jeff Risdon, managing editor of The Lions Wire, for five questions about Week 8.
The Detroit Lions go up against the Philadelphia Eagles and with these 3 key matchups the Lions could get their first victory of the season
Heading back home, the Detroit Lions are hoping to secure their first victory before their bye week. The Lions face a dysfunctional Philadelphia Eagles, who are dealing with dilemmas on their end after their 33-22 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
Even though the Lions have been close in most of their matchups this season, their first victory has always seemed to elude them. Through the public eye, most deem the Lions as pushovers, but if you ask any of the teams the Lions have played this far, they would have to disagree. They fought until the very end against teams who most have deemed Super Bowl-bound contenders, but seem to just fall short due to bad timing and inexperience.
If Lions fans think it has been rough, Eagles fans are not far behind them leaning most to question the direction the team is heading towards either be questionable play or bad coaching decisions. If there was any week for the Lions to pounce it will this week against the Eagles to nail in their first victory of the Campbell era.
After last week, it will interesting to see what kind of stops the Lions bring out in this game, but these are some of the key matchups the Lions need to take advantage of against the Eagles.
5 Lions players are questionable for Sunday’s game with the Eagles but none are ruled out
The Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles have each released their final injury reports for the Week 8 meeting in Ford Field on Sunday. For the Lions, it’s an optimistic report. No Detroit players on the 53-man active roster are ruled out due to injury.
Five Lions are questionable for Sunday’s game against the 2-5 Eagles.
All five were limited in Friday’s practice session. The most concerning status to miss the game is Williams. Head coach Dan Campbell tried to paint a happy picture for the team’s starting running back and leading rusher, but the injury makes Williams legitimately iffy to play on Sunday.
There is much less concern with fellow RB Swift, who has been questionable every week but has not missed any game time. Jacobs is also more likely to play than Parker at cornerback.
For the Eagles, from Glenn Erby at Eagles Wire:
OUT: CB Zech McPhearson (hamstring), RB Miles Sanders (ankle, foot)
DOUBTFUL: S Anthony Harris (hands, groin)
QUESTIONABLE: WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (back)
The team went a step further with Sanders and placed their top RB on injured reserve on Friday.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions: NFL experts make Week 8 picks
The Eagles have two more victories than the winless Lions, but national media reactions to both teams’ latest efforts suggest Sunday could get ugly for Philadelphia.
Looking to avoid a 3-game losing streak, Philadelphia will look to find some balance and efficiency on offense this week, hours after Miles Sanders goes on injured reserve for three weeks.
NFL experts from around the league have made their picks and Philadelphia is the favorite among the masses.
WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 8 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings
$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,800 FANDUEL
Allen has officially taken over the top spot after a couple of clunkers by Patrick Mahomes (granted he is not on the main Sunday slate). Allen is coming off of back to back 32-plus-point games and is set up nicely for a three-peat. The Miami Dolphins are currently allowing 297 passing yards per game and rank 19th against opposing quarterbacks. This is a dream matchup for Allen, and one he should not disappoint. Vegas has the Bills scoring a slate-high 31.5 points, which should bode well for Allen. The only possible worry here is if the Dolphins can’t keep pace and the Bills turn to the run game early in the second half. Let’s lock in Allen in both cash games and tournaments as he is projected as the highest-scoring quarterback in our model at Win Daily.
$7,200 DRAFTKINGS
$8,400 FANDUEL
Hurts will be popular this weekend for good reason. He is consistently an average, at best, real-life quarterback, but he consistently ends up being a great fantasy value. The man is averaging 26 DraftKings points per game and has yet to put up less than 20. He has been consistent, even through some tougher matchups, and this week he gets a cupcake against the Detroit Lions. I will be game-stacking this one and rostering Hurts and TE Dallas Goedert combinations and running it back with Jared Goff, D’Andre Swift, and T.J. Hockenson. I think this game goes over the 48 point total Vegas has set, and I will be placing a couple dollars on the over while stacking my lineups with Eagles and Lions. With no real consistent running game from both offenses, we should see a back-and-forth, fast-paced game. At his price tag, Hurts is safe for both cash games and tournaments in NFL Week 8.
Kamara is basically the entire offense of the Saints. In every single game but one, he has had the ball in his hands over 20-plus times. In the last game versus Seattle, Kamara ran the ball 20 times and caught 10 passes. The floor is so high with his pass-catching ability that we can slide Kamara in over Derrick Henry in cash lineup builds. The Buccaneers rank 3rd against opposing running backs, and with the Saints most likely playing from behind, we could see another 10-catch performance from Kamara. Vegas expects the Saints to stay in this game with the Bucs only favored by five and a game total of 50. So if the game script plays out right, Kamara should be catching a ton of balls playing catchup in a high-scoring affair in New Orleans, which is what we want to see.
Another running back who is game script-proof is Swift. Whether the Lions are up or down, Swift stays on the field and is productive. Swift is dealing with some groin issues, which has me slightly concerned, but he has been productive each week without missing any time. Please confirm prior to locking him Sunday, and make sure his injury doesn’t take a turn for the worse. Swift is averaging 19.6 DraftKings points per game — with a lot of his points resulting from the six receptions he averages per game. The Eagles rank 30th against opposing running backs in PPR and are allowing close to a league worse 110 rushing yards per game to RBs. Swift will most likely be in my cash and single entry lineups builds in Week 8.
$9,000 DRAFTKINGS
$9,200 FANDUEL
Kupp does it all no matter the matchup and the score. He is averaging a whopping 28.9 points per game and has 56 receptions, 809 yards, and nine touchdowns through seven games. Some people faded Kupp last week fearing a blowout versus the Lions, and I’m sure people will do the same thing again this week against the Houston Texans. Blowouts are hard to predict. Even if the game ends in one and the passing slows down late, Kupp could be responsible for a monster three quarters. If you don’t have the salary to pay up for Kupp, feel free to save a thousand and roster up Stefon Diggs. The problem with taking the discount is the consistency that Kupp provides, so I will be leaning on Kupp in cash.
$5,300 DRAFTKINGS
$6,600 FANDUEL
We need some value on this slate, and Pittman provides that in a nice matchup versus the Tennessee Titans. Don’t let the last game versus the Chiefs get in your head. The Titans still possess the second-worst defense at defending wide receivers and are ranked 24th against the pass. Pittman is averaging 15 points per game, and I would be grateful to receive 15 from him in Week 8. With two 100-yard receiving and three 20-plus-point games, Pittman possesses the upside to get you to the top of the leaderboard on Sunday. Depending on the status of Hilton, I will either bump or lower my ownership of Pittman in Week 8.
It only took a couple of weeks for Pitts to emerge as the top receiver in Atlanta and one of the elite tight ends in the NFL. With each week that passes, Pitts is proving to be a smart choice by the Falcons near the top of the draft. Carolina is average, at best, defending opposing tight ends, but each week their defense has started to slip further down the list. In the past four games they lost, they have allowed 36, 21, 24, and 25 points. The 3-0 start to the season was more of a mirage while defeating the Jets, Saints, and the Texans. Averaging nine targets per game over his last three, Pitts is gaining momentum. Not only is Pitts getting targeted, the targets are leading to heavy yardage with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. The price is right on Pitts, and he is the highest-projected tight end on our projection models at Win Daily. We have a Vegas game total of 46, and the Falcons projected to score 24.5 points, per Vegas, so this is one of the higher scoring games of the slate. Lock in Pitts in both cash games and tournaments in Week 8.
Arnold has a nice matchup versus a Seattle secondary that is really struggling this year to stop anyone. With Arnold coming in near minimum salary on both sites he can open up top-tier talent across the rest of your lineup. I think Vegas has this game wrong with only putting a 43.5 total on the game. The Seahawks are allowing 280 passing yards per game and are ranked 16th against opposing tight ends. Arnold is tied for the second-most targets over the past two weeks with WR Laviska Shenault. With the matchup slightly better for Arnold over the receiving corps, we can see a uptick in targets, which would lead to even more fantasy goodness for our lineups. So, if you need the savings in Week 8, look to Arnold in tournaments.
Good luck in Week 8, and if you ever have any questions, please hit me up on Twitter!
Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.
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Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 5 important stats to know for Week 8
The 2-5 Eagles are set for an important Week 8 matchup with the winless, 0-7 Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Detroit will be looking for continued improvement under Dan Campbell as the organization works to determine if Jared Goff is the answer at quarterback.
For Philadelphia, falling to 2-6 in Detroit could be catastrophic for the quarterback and head coach combination, while defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon will look to prevent the Lions from having an offensive outburst.
Here are 5 key stats to know for Week 8 at Ford Field.
Philadelphia Eagles open as a favorite on the road for the first time this season when they face the winless (0-7) Detroit Lions at Ford Field
The 2-5 Eagles were already facing mounting pressure as an organization after the latest debacle in Las Vegas, but now they’ll head to Detroit as favorites for the first time this season.
According to early Tipico Sportsbooks odds, Philadelphia is a 3.5-point road favorite against the 0-7 Lions at Ford Field.
Here’s a breakdown of your Week 8 odds.
