Eagles-Lions Capsule
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (4-6) at DETROIT (3-7)
Thursday, 12:30 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE — Eagles by 2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Eagles 4-6, Lions 3-7
SERIES RECORD — Eagles lead 16-13-2
LAST MEETING — Eagles beat Lions 34-20, Dec. 8, 2013
LAST WEEK — Eagles lost to Buccaneers 45-17; Lions beat Raiders 18-13
AP PRO32 RANKING — Eagles No. 21, Lions No. 27
EAGLES OFFENSE — OVERALL (8), RUSH (11), PASS (14).
EAGLES DEFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (28), PASS (16).
LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (32), PASS (8).
LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (24), PASS (19).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Lions hosting Philadelphia on Thanksgiving for first time since 1968, when Eagles won 12-0. . Eagles play on Thanksgiving for second consecutive year after winning at Dallas 33-10 in 2014. . Philadelphia's Darren Sproles has three TDs in two games vs. Detroit. . Eagles RB Ryan Mathews has a rushing TD in three consecutive games. . Philadelphia has league-worst passer rating of 60.9 in blitz situations. . Lions QB Matthew Stafford trying for fourth straight 300-yard passing performance on Thanksgiving. . Detroit's Calvin Johnson has eight receiving TDs on Thanksgiving, most in league history. . Lions have league-worst turnover differential of minus-10. . Detroit has allowed opponents to convert 36 percent on third down and more than 6 yards — highest mark in NFL. . Lions averaging league-best 29.5 yards on kickoff returns. Rookie Ameer Abdullah is averaging 31.5 yards per, tops in league, including 104-yarder. ... Detroit opponents have 138.9 passer rating on throws traveling at least 21 yards in air. Fantasy tip: Detroit RB Theo Riddick coming off perhaps his best game of season, five receptions for 72 yards against Oakland, and could be in position to take advantage of Philadelphia's leaky defense.
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