5 Reasons Ryan Mathews cant be blamed for the Eagles losing in Detroit

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Oct 9, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (92) celebrates after his teammates get a sack during the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

1. The 14 point hole

This was supposed to be a revenge game . The Eagles were slaughtered by these same Lions in the same building a season ago. The message this time around was to make sure they didn’t get off to a slow start like they did last year. That didn’t happen. In 2015, the first quarter ended with the Eagles in a seven point hole. On Sunday, when the first 15 minutes had elapsed, the Eagles found themselves on the wrong end of a 14 point margin.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Lions tacked on another touchdown in the second quarter. The Eagles would end the first half by scoring ten points of their own, but forcing the offense to play catch up all game really took this team out of what it wanted to do early, and it showed. The second half was more of the same as the Eagles emerged from the locker room still needing twelve points to take the lead on the scoreboard. Keep in the mind the Lions were missing key guys in key spots. It was a frustrating afternoon to say the least.

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