DETROIT -- The Philadelphia Eagles have gotten off to a memorable start under new coach Doug Pederson.
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. He would prefer for them to forget it ever happened.The Eagles were
the most surprising success story during the opening month of the
season, dismissing three opponents by a combined score of 92-27 despite
starting rookie Carson Wentz at quarterback. That included a stunning
34-3 pummeling of Pittsburgh prior to their bye Week 4.They return with a
road game against the stumbling Detroit Lions, who have lost three
straight. Philadelphia is one of three remaining unbeaten teams, along
with Denver and Minnesota.Really, in my opinion, our season starts now,
Pederson said. What weve done already is great. Were in a good position
but we need to buckle down and prepare as if this is Week One.Wentz
became the starter when Sam Bradford was traded to the Vikings just
before the regular season. He has justified the teams faith in him,
completing 64.7 percent of his pass attempts and throwing for five
touchdowns without an interception.Im going to continue to coach him up,
coach him hard and try to put him in the best possible situations on
Sunday, where hes not having to hold the ball a long time, Pederson
said. Well utilize the run game, play-action passes, all that stuff
youve seen in the first three games and keep that formula.The offense
should get a boost from the return of starting running back Ryan Mathews
and tight end Zach Ertz. Mathews only had two carries against the
Steelers before exiting with an ankle injury. Wendell Smallwood rushed
for 79 yards and a touchdown in his absence.Ryan is still our primary
guy, hes our go-to guy, Pederson said. If hes 100 percent well go with
Ryan and mix the other guys in according to the gameplan.Ertz sat out
the last two games after suffering a displaced rib during the opener but
has been cleared to play and returned to practice on Monday. He has six
catches for 58 yards in 2016. Philadelphias leading receiver has been
wideout Jordan Matthews with 15 receptions for 204 yards and two
touchdowns.But there are some looming issues for Philadelphia.Linebacker
Nigel Bradham could be facing a suspension after he was arrested for
bringing a loaded gun to Miami International Airport over the weekend.
Offensive tackle Lane Johnson is facing a 10-game suspension for taking a
banned substance, pending the results of his appeal, which took place
earlier this week.Very little has gone right for the Lions since their
opening-day victory at Indianapolis. They lost a late lead to Tennessee
in their only home game thus far, then fell to division rivals Green Bay
and Chicago.The 17-14 defeat to the injury-ravaged Bears, who were
without their starting quarterback, top two running backs and several
key defenders, was particularly troubling.All this has put coach Jim
Caldwell on the hot seat.You know thats one of those things that we dont
worry about, he said. My job is to coach this team and to get this team
headed in the right direction.The Lions have been held to 66 and 50
yards rushing, respectively, over the last two games after starting
running back Ameer Abdullah was sidelined with a foot injury.Quarterback
Matthew Stafford couldnt overcome the lack of running game in Chicago,
throwing for just 213 yards and getting picked off twice. Hes eager to
turn things around.Honestly, after you play like we did in Chicago thats
the first thing I want to do, get back on the field, he said. I wish we
could practice after the flight home. But, practice is all just leading
up to Sunday. Were preparing to try and play better this Sunday than we
did last Sunday, and we need to, we have to.Getting underperforming
wide receiver Golden Tate more involved could help the cause. Tate had
just one catch against the Bears, caught an earful from Stafford after a
miscommunication led to an interception and was benched for part of the
game.Detroits pass rush has been mostly ineffective since premier
defensive end Ziggy Ansah left the Titans game in the first quarter with
a high ankle sprain. Hes questionable to return this week.The teams met
last Thanksgiving, with Detroit romping to a 45-14 victory.
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Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto
112-99 Monday night.
"We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach
Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long.
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After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual.
Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the
Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly
impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success
when they get back to work at the end of the week.Gareth Bale has been
named Welsh player of the year for the fourth successive time.
The Real Madrid forward picked up the award - his sixth in seven
years - at the 2016 Football Association of Wales (FAW) awards on
Tuesday night.
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and Aaron Ramsey both missed training today with the Wales squad before
their World Cup Qualifier against Serbia
Bale became the first player since 2004 to score in all three group
games of a European Championship in the summer and is now only three
short of equalling Ian Rushs record 28-goal tally for his country.
Manager Chris Coleman received an FAW special award after guiding Wales
into the semi-finals of Euro 2016 in France.Stoke midfielder Joe Allen,
who was named in the official Euro 2016 team of the tournament, claimed
two trophies at the cereemony held in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Allen was named the players player and fans player of the year,
with Reading defender Chris Gunter collecting the media choice
award.Ethan Ampadu, who made his Exeter debut in August at the age of 15
and has been capped at Under-17 level, received the young player award.
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Wales to the Euro 2016 semi-finals Natasha
Harding was named womens player of the year and her Liverpool team-mate
Sophie Ingle collected players player and fans favourite
trophies.Brighton Ladies Bronwen Thomas was voted best young player and
Phil Baker, who has spent 11 years at Welsh Premier League champions The
New Saints, was named clubman of the year.Watch Wales v Serbia on
Saturday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 7:15pm.
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