All week, the message from the Philadelphia Eagles was that they wanted to be the more physical team over the Detroit Lions. Philly's defense responded to that message tenfold by shutting down the high-powered offense from the Motor City.
During the Eagles' 16-9 win over the Lions, the Philadelphia defense held Detroit to just 317 yards of total offense. They got a key first-quarter interception from Cooper DeJean that set up a Jake Elliott field goal. The Eagles' defense also sacked Lions quarterback Jared Goff seven times, with two sacks, and deflected his passes a staggering 10 times in the victory.