Philadelphia — A week after the Detroit Lions’ offense kicked into gear, it found itself stuck in the mud at Lincoln Financial Field.

In a game that was supposed to be a litmus test for this team’s title hopes, the Lions came up short offensively on just about every big play against the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Detroit was held to its fewest point total since Week 7 of the 2023 season (a 38-6 loss at Baltimore), went 3-for-13 on third down and tied an NFL record, according to TruMedia data, by whiffing on all five of its fourth-down attempts as they were K.O.’d by the title defenders in a 16-9 loss on “Sunday Night Football.”

“We know the type of team we just faced. A good team and we had our chances. We didn’t get it done. They made the most of the opportunity. We didn’t,” Lions

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