Ten months later than expected, we finally got the highly-anticipated Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.

The Lions struggled early on, mostly on the offensive side, as quarterback Jared Goff couldn’t get things moving through the air, facing pressure throughout the game. Even when he didn’t have pressure, he threw some rough passes, giving nobody a chance to catch them. The running game didn’t find much success, and despite the defense doing all it could, holding the Eagles to 16 points, it wasn’t enough in the end.

Let’s get into my six takeaways from the loss against the Eagles.

Lions’ run defense stands up tall

The Eagles’ ground game hasn’t been as stout as last year, and that trend continued Sunday night. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was contained for 83 yards on

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