Faced with a short week coming off of Sunday’s 45-17 loss to the Buccaneers, the Eagles will look to put that deflating performance behind them and notch a much-needed win on the road against the Lions Thursday afternoon on Thanksgiving. Before practice on Monday, head coach Chip Kelly addressed the media to talk about the state of the team.
Here are a few key takeaways ...
Tampa Bay Adjusted Their Defense Early
On their opening drives of the game, the Eagles recovered from an early gaff – fumbling the ball away on their third play from scrimmage but knocking the ball loose from the recovering Bucs player’s grip moments later to regain possession – and drove down the field and score on a 39-yard catch-and-run by Josh Huff.