PHILADELPHIA – It was an uncharacteristic night for the Detroit Lions' usually high-powered and high-scoring offense.

Detroit struggled to maintain drives and convert them into points as their issues on third down persisted in a 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Detroit entered the game 21st on third down converting just 37.5 percent of the time. They were 3-for-13 (23.1 percent) on third down against the Eagles and 0-for-5 on fourth down.

Head coach Dan Campbell took an aggressive approach to Sunday's game, going for it five times on fourth down, but Detroit failed to convert one, which ended up being the biggest difference in the contest.

"There are some things I wish I would have done differently," Campbell said after the game. "If you go totally conservative in the way this ga

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