NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth rips late penalty against Lions as Eagles' defense dominates in win
NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth was upset with one of the last penalties thrown in the championship as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Detroit Lions - on Sunday night The Eagles had the ball on third down with about to go in the meeting Eagles wide receiver A J Brown was jockeying with Lions defensive back Rock Ya-Sin as Jalen Hurts tried to continue a drive The pass was incomplete but a penalty flag was thrown CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMYa-Sin was called for pass interference effectively making it nearly impossible for the Lions to get the ball back with enough time to try to tie the challenge Collinsworth was upset with the call That is an absolutely terrible call that is going to decide this football championship Collinsworth mentioned on the penalty called on Ya-Sin If anything it s an offensive push If you want to call a foul it s an offensive foul Eagles running back Saquon Barkley would ice the contest on third down of the following drive The Eagles defense played at a championship level for the second consecutive week this time suffocating the Lions offense at home EX-GIANTS STAR BRANDON JACOBS SENDS BLUNT WARNING TO JAXSON DART AFTER CONCUSSION 'LEARN HOW TO SLIDE' Last week s target was Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love This week it was Jared Goff The Eagles defense made Goff as uncomfortable as they could and did just enough to damage the Lions touchdown hopes multiple times late in the contest Detroit settled for a field goal before the -minute warning after disrupting another Goff pass attempt The Lions turned the ball over on downs three times in the third quarter and punted twice in the fourth quarter The Lions were -of- on third down and -for- on fourth down Goff was -of- with a touchdown pass to Jameson Williams and an interception to Cooper DeJean Jaelan Phillips and Nakobe Dean recorded sacks on Goff Eagles defenders deflected of Goff s passes Philadelphia s Jordan Davis had three of the deflections The Eagles offense wasn t great But Hurts scored on a tush push when it mattered the the greater part He was -of- with passing yards Amid a week of argument A J Brown led the group with seven catches on a team-high targets for yards Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs had five catches for yards leading the crew He also had rushing yards on carries The Eagles improved to - The Lions fell to - Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter