Bill Davis has no answers for Eagles' sorry defense

DETROIT - Bill Davis spent Thanksgiving searching for solutions at Ford Field.

"I blitzed on almost half the calls," the Eagles defensive coordinator said. "I blitzed a lot more than I have in the last couple of weeks. We had doubles, we had brackets, we moved in and out of coverages."

One glimpse at the final score - Detroit Lions 45, Eagles 14 - told you that none of it worked. After forcing a three-and-out on the Lions' opening drive, the Eagles' defense surrendered five touchdowns and a field goal without getting a single stop on Detroit's next six possessions.

After failing to find any of the right answers on the field, a flummoxed Davis also faltered in an effort to come up with a valid…