DETROIT -- One year ago, the picture was a bright one for Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles, dramatically different from today’s view after the Eagles absorbed a 45-14 loss to Detroit on Thursday. Thanksgiving Day, 2015. A high point in the Kelly Era as his Eagles shot past Dallas 33-10 to move to 9-3 atop the NFC East, setting up a stretch run that would be so meaningful for a team on the rise.
Instead of roaring through the month of December in 2014, the Eagles lost three consecutive games to fall out of the playoff picture.