The Eagles will not have their right tackle for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Lions.
Lane Johnson has been downgraded to out with the foot injury he suffered during the first half.
Johnson went into the medical tent midway through the first quarter before going back to the locker room for further evaluation.
Fred Johnson has been playing at right tackle in Lane Johnson’s stead.
The Eagles lead the Lions 13-6 early in the third quarter.
Touchdowns were hard to come by in the first half of Sunday’s matchup between the Lions and Eagles. But Philadelphia got one late in the second quarter to take a 13-6 lead into halftime.
Jalen Hurts got in the box on a tush push for his sixth rushing touchdown of the season, capping a 10-play, 64-yard drive that took 4:49 off the clock.
Hurts finished the half 9-of-18 passing for 63 yards. He also had four carries for 14 yards with a TD.
After the consternation throughout the week, receiver A.J. Brown leads with six catches for 43 yards. Saquon Barkley also has 32 yards on 12 carries.
On the other side, the Lions have had effectively one good offensive possession — and even that ended poorly. While Jameson Williams caught a 40-yard touchdown pass, his celebration — jumping on the stanchion of the goal post — cost the Lions 15 yards on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Jake Bates then missed the 48-yard extra point wide right.
Quarterback Jared Goff has completed 7-of-12 passes for 119 yards with a touchdown and an interception. David Montgomery has 14 yards on four carries while Jahmyr Gibbs has just eight yards on five carries.
The Lions had just six first downs and were 0-of-4 on third down in the first half. The club also had a pair of turnovers on downs with failed fourth-down attempts at about midfield — one with an offensive play and one on a fake punt.
Detroit will receive the second-half kickoff.
There was finally a touchdown in Sunday night’s matchup between the Lions and Eagles. But the player who crossed the goal line also had a bad penalty that likely kept another point off the board.
Jameson Williams showed off his speed to take a catch and run 40 yards for a touchdown, capping a three-play, 74-yard drive.
But when he scored, Williams jumped onto the stanchion, which is a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
With very windy conditions at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday night, kicker Jake Bates missed the 48-yard extra point wide right, keeping the score tied at 6-6 midway through the second quarter.
The Lions had struggled for most of the night on offense, with quarterback Jared Goff 7-of-12 for 119 yards with one touchdown and one interception so far.
The team has just six first downs and is 0-of-4 on third down.
The Eagles have another injury concern along their offensive line.
Right tackle Lane Johnson is questionable to return with a foot injury.
Multiple reporters on the scene noted Johnson went to the medical tent midway through the first quarter. He was then shown walking gingerly to the locker room for further evaluation.
Johnson had to exit last week’s game with an ankle injury, but was a full participant in practice on Thursday and Friday.
The longtime Eagles tackle is in his 13th year. He has not played a full slate of games in a single season since back in 2015.
Fred Johnson came in to replace Lane Johnson at right tackle.
The Eagles have taken an early 3-0 lead over the Lions off of a takeaway.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw just his third interception of the season on Detroit’s third play from scrimmage, as Jordan Davis tipped a pass at the line and Cooper DeJean picked it off.
DeJean returned it 21 yards to the Detroit 11-yard line.
But from there, two Jalen Hurts incomplete passes plus a stuffed Saquon Barkley run induced the Eagles to settle for a 27-yard field goal.
