Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Eagles scored just once, but leaned on their defense to beat the Detroit Lions, holding onto their status as the NFC's top team.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts found the end zone on a 1-yard run at the end of the first half of the 16-9 triumph Sunday in Philadelphia. Kicker Jake Elliott made three field goals for the Eagles, who capitalized on a turnover, strong pass rush and ball control to fuel the victory.
"The defense played awesome," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni told reporters. "I've got a ton of confidence in our guys to go out and execute."
The Lions out-gained the Eagles 317-272 in total yards in their second loss in three weeks. The Eagles, who extended a four-game winning streak, held advantages of 16-13 in first downs and 35:48 to 24:12 in time of possession.
"The defense was playing lights-out," Hurts said. "It was one of the best performances I've ever seen. So a really, really big-time game on that side of the ball.
