Eagles lose Lane Johnson to injury but can take ownership of 1st place in NFC with win after 49ers loss

The Eagles can take sole possession of first place in the NFC with a win versus the New York Jets following a 49ers loss. There's just one problem. Lane Johnson has left the game with an injury.
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The San Francisco 49ers are unbeaten no more. The Cleveland Browns did all that they could to surrender a come-from-behind game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. In the end. it would be the Niners that beat themselves. That's good news for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Deebo Samuel, Trent Williams, and Christian McCaffrey all suffered injuries at various points of the game. Then, they lost the game as their go-ahead field goal attempt sailed wide right.

The Eagles can now take sole possession of first place in the NFC with a win versus the New York Jets. There's just one issue. all-world right tackle Lane Johnson has left the game with a lower-body injury. Our fingers are crossed that his injury isn't serious.

Jack Driscoll has stepped in to replace Johnson. This story is developing. No news has been reported about the severity of Lane's injury yet, but keep it locked. We'll let you know if there are any updates.