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How Eagles defense bottled up Lions' explosive offense in 'Sunday Night Football' win

The Eagles put forth one of the most impressive defensive displays of the season at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday night.

The defending Super Bowl champions have long been renowned for their defensive capabilities. It's not always a guarantee that those skills will translate against the league's best teams.

Philadelphia has largely succeeded in those matchups, however. Facing the Lions -- and their high-powered attack -- on "Sunday Night Football" threatened to leave the Eagles exposed. Instead, Philadelphia fought fire with fire on the defensive side of the ball.

The Eagles recorded a 16-9 win over Detroit on Sunday night. Here's how the result came to be.

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