Morning Lions Links for Sunday 9-22-19

Articles:

Lions vs. Eagles: Matchups to watch, key questions heading into Week 3 game:  https://www.mlive.com/sports/g66l-2019/09/b912dc79a38594/lions-vs-eagles-matchups-to-watch-key-questions-heading-into-week-3-game.html

Detroit Lions sign WR Marvin Hall, release Chris Lacy ahead of Week 3 game:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/detroit-lions-sign-wr-marvin-hall-release-chris-lacy-ahead-of-week-3-game.html

Lions DL Da’Shawn Hand downgraded to out for Week 3 game vs. Eagles:   https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/lions-dl-dashawn-hand-downgraded-to-out-for-week-3-game-vs-eagles.html

Lions favoring speed in backup quarterbacks under Darrell Bevell:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/lions-favoring-speed-in-backup-quarterbacks-under-darrell-bevell.html

Kerryon Johnson praises Darren Sproles: ‘If I was 36, I promise you I will not be on this field':  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/kerryon-johnson-praises-darren-sproles-if-i-was-36-i-promise-you-i-will-not-be-on-this-field.html

Lions’ Romeo Okwara on the rice that fed his childhood:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/lions-romeo-okwara-on-the-rice-that-fed-his-childhood.html

Lions vs. Eagles: Scouting report and prediction:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/09/21/detroit-lions-philadelphia-eagles-scouting-report-prediction/2392945001/

Lions' defense loving its force in causing turnovers:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/09/21/detroit-lions-turnovers/2391820001/

Lions vs. Eagles: Cheat sheet, key factor, matchup to watch:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/09/21/detroit-lions-philadelphia-eagles-preview/2387088001/

Lions players reveal the most recent books they read:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/09/21/detroit-lions-football-players-books-read/2384006001/

'Wild West' whiteout: An oral history of Lions' last trip to Philadelphia:  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/09/20/detroit-lions-last-trip-philadelphia-turned-into-wild-west-whiteout/2389397001/

Five things to watch as Detroit Lions face Eagles in Philadelphia:  https://lionslowdown.com/2019/09/21/five-things-to-watch-as-detroit-lions-face-eagles-in-philadelphia/

3 keys to a Lions victory against the Eagles:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/21/3-keys-to-a-lions-victory-against-the-eagles/

Behind Enemy Lines with Eagles Wire to break down Week 3 matchup:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/21/behind-enemy-lions-with-eagles-wire-to-break-down-week-3s-matchup/

Watch: Eagles writer Fran Duffy scouts the Lions:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/21/watch-eagles-writer-fran-duffy-scouts-the-lions/

Vegas Watch: Lions -6.5 point underdogs in Week 3 at Eagles:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/21/vegas-watch-lions-6-5-point-underdogs-in-week-3-at-eagles/

Calvin Johnson and Travis Swanson make troubling claims about team’s former medical staff:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/20/calvin-johnson-and-travis-swanson-make-troubling-claims-about-teams-former-medical-staff/

QB Index (13. Stafford Parr: Stafford is a top-10 QB in both DVOA and QBR. Yes, the sample size is small, but he still deserved a bump this week after leading a comeback win over the Chargers. He tossed a couple picks that probably made Lions fans want to throw something at their TVs. Bad Stafford isn't gone. Neither is Good Stafford -- the one who threw dimes and darts to Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones on Sunday. There's more good than bad.):  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001056558/article/qb-index-week-3-kyler-murray-dak-prescott-surge-in-rankings

Articles from Opposing Teams Media:

5 matchups to watch in Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions:  https://www.pennlive.com/philadelphiaeagles/2019/09/5-matchups-to-watch-in-philadelphia-eagles-vs-detroit-lions.html

2020 Draft:

College Football: Week 4 Pac-12 Takeaways:  https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-week-4-pac-12-takeaways

Dominant efforts from top NFL prospects highlight USC’s upset of No. 10 Utah:  https://mavensports.io/nfldraftscout/news/dominant-efforts-from-top-nfl-prospects-highlight-usc-s-upset-of-no-10-utah-1p0KPfbZHkCujSoNhupr0A/

NFL Hot Press: Teams See Day 2 Ceiling on Joe Burrow: http://walterfootball.com/nflhotpress/article/Multiple-Teams-See-Day-2-Ceiling-on-Burrow

Video:

Lions vs Eagles Trailer:  https://www.detroitlions.com/video/lions-vs-eagles-trailer

Goin' Nuts With T.J.: Episode 2:  https://www.detroitlions.com/video/goin-nuts-with-t-j-episode-2