Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions | Week 1 Game Highlights 

A.J Brown is a beast!!! 10 receptions for 155 yards in his first game as an eagle.

As an Eagle fan, I knew the Lions were tough. Philly fans respect heart and this Detroit team has it. Plus they are very good at the line of scrimmage. Good luck for the rest of the season Detroit, nothing but love from me!

Eagles fan here: Detroit showed hella heart. GG Lions.

It’s really wonderful to watch a beautiful game from Lions, they’ve changed a lot. I hope they’ll make it to the playoffs.

It’s crazy how the eagles blew out the lions last year. I think this game shows growth that the lions have improved against a really good Philly team!

Even though the lions still lost, it was very close and they have potential. Hurts messed them up with his running.

Swift was eating us alive this game and now he is one of us🦅🦅.

Congrats to the Eagles and their fans. I've been reading through the comments and was expecting a bunch of trash talk, but haven't seen any yet. The Eagles seem to have a very classy group of fans. Losing isn't as bad when your opponent shows you respect. Yes! It still sucks. Anyway,Thanx guys, it was fun. You have a really strong team and I hope you have a successful season. Be safe and take care. -sincerely, your friendly neighborhood Lions fan.

This team somehow managed to put up 35 and almost win, against a good team just because they won’t give up. I’m not a lions fan, but I’m a lions fan. I hope they have a great season, they deserve one. Edit- Also loved the play calling here. Aside from that one Goff interception that may or may not have been his fault, I thought everything was brilliantly executed. They looked promising, especially for having a really bad defense.

As an eagles fan, I have huge respect for the lions playing the way they did today. This AJ Brown guy we got is pretty good ngl. Great game from both offenses today but my god fire Jonathan Gannon

As an eagles fan, the lions played a spectacular game. Goff and the lions are gonna have a very interesting season! Great comeback

Hurts has such an amazing Arm and running style. Go Eagles!!! reminds me of a mix of Vick and Cunningham.

This was a great football game. Two up incoming teams in a grit and grind trench battle. Both the lions and eagles should have great seasons

Two great O-lines in this game!

This game had me on the edge of my seat. Definitely one of the best games this week. Let’s go Eagles! GREAT FREAKING GAME LIONS!

As a huge running back fan, I was so happy for swift. What a beast.

Eagles have not had a WR with over 1000 yards since 2014, I think this year gonna change with AJ Brown

This was a team the Lions lost by 38 to during the middle of last season. A loss hurts, but it’s clear that this is a much better team.

Started the season with a 38-35 score game and ended the Super Bowl with the same…

They definitely fought hard...great game D'Andre gonna have a breakout season 💯💯💯 (I edited it now lol)

I like how the Lions fought back. I have not seen that kind of fight in them for many years!

The eagles running game is looking great as usual. What concerns me is that the lion scored 35 points and almost came back from down 17 points.

I’m just glad Swift is on our side now 🏈

Really want the Lions to succeed, will be rooting for them however painful this season.

They call week one the final preseason game. Our Defense will figure itself out plenty of flashes of talent there. This Offense can be Elite. GG Detroit you guys made us sweat it out. Go Birds

As a 49ers fan I'm more happy for the Lions than my own team. What a comeback those dudes made, and boy does Goff look hella confident. I'd take that L proudly if I were a Lions fan. Eagles ain't no joke.

What a scary game! Shoutout to Detroit for playing their but off, our defense needs to gel better and they will 🦅🦅🦅

Great game. Great win for Hurts and the Eagles. This Detroit team looks more inspired than than have in years, decades.

Lions played a hell of a game really surprised me glad my eagles won gg lions🤝

I hate to feel hope this early in the season but this was a great game for Detroit

AJ Brown’s performance reminds me of T.O.’s first game with the Eagles… We went the Super Bowl that year. 🙏🤞

September 11, 2022 (First game of season): 38-35 Eagles beat the Lions February 12, 2023 (Last game of season): 38-35 Eagles lose to Chiefs Storybook ending… Eagles offense looks amazing, but the defense collapses in the 2nd half both of these games. Only difference is the Eagles were on the other side of the scoreboard in the super bowl.

As an Eagles fan I have ntn but respect for Detroit and I really think they’ll have a good season..this was the game I had circled as a “trap” game for Philly. Many picked the Eagles to win..but iknew the Lions were hungry and much improved from last year..good game!

I'm proud of the Lions keep playing like this and we won't be the laughing stock of NFL..They competed today.

Both these teams showed a lot of heart. Young talent on both sides

Respect to the Lions from an Eagles fan. Lions are trending in the right direction and are certainly a tough and well coached team. Good luck the rest of the season!

Wow. I was surprised by both teams. Especially Detroit. They never gave up. This is turning out to be a good first week

As an Eagles fan, Lions got heart. Great coach with some great pieces on that roster. GG Lions, y'all played a hell of a game.

Not gunna cap, out of all the games today this was the best one to watch 💯

for the lions to be down 2 times by double digits and come back and play such a tight game speaks to how much this team is coming together and once they fit it all together there gonna be a dangerous team.....i never thought id be able to say that again..........even tho this is a loss it shows so much growth thats it's not any funny last year they got blown out by this eagles team.............hopefully they find out that they are a good team and it all comes together because they have been working hard and its starting to show............another thang credit to the eagles because ppl dont realize that this eagles team is one bad ass team and scary good...........

The lions and Dan Campbell have so much heart

Watching Hurts reminded me of watching early years of Vick. As a Panthers fan it was so frustrating seeing a guy that elusive get out of 75% of the bad spots the Panthers put him in.

#1 Eagles fan here. Respect to the Lions. Life or death challenge. Thanks for heightening our senses.

we started our season winning 38-35 and ended our season losing 38-35 :(

Dont sleep on the lions this year they will upset alot of great teams. GG Lions, fly eagles fly 🦅

AJ Brown is a beast, but our defense struggled a bit today. Hopefully that'll work itself out, fly eagles fly! 🦅🦅 Edit - “A bit” is an understatement from me haha

Just glad we kept fighting! On to the next one! Well done Eagles!

Notice how the score was the same as the one in the SB

from an eagles fan, Detroit has a lot of potential this year, will be rooting for you guys too

I was biting my nails for a minute Detroit did their thing. Good Game Lions BG4L.

That 3rd and 5 throw to Davonta Smith killed me. That was a perfectly thrown ball, perfect anticipation, perfect recognition. The Eagles needed that play to be caught. The biggest thing holding Hurts back was anticipation. So what happens? On the first play of the year where he gets to attempt it he hits his wr in the back. What a nightmare for a young kid. That means getting Mossed, pick six, wasted play and turn over on downs. Thank God Jalen Hurts is Jalen Hurts and didn't lose his confidence in the anticipatory pass. Just Davonta Smith. He only got 2 more targets for 0 catches the rest of the entire pass happy game. I don't blame Hurts tho. That play was egregious on so many levels on Smith's part. It was 3rd and 5 on Detroit's 41. First down was the 35ish. Smith had no awareness of the sticks. He blew past the 35 & then the 30. He was still running full speed and showed no sign of turning around when the ball hit him in the back at the 28. Also on the play. When the defender saw the ball thrown. He stopped and came back for it trying to get a pick. Smith didn't pick up a damn clue. He just kept going forward. If it wasn't for Hurt's accuracy on that play, putting the ball right between Smith's numbers & forcing the defender to come right through him for a chance of an int, the guy would have had an uncontested pick Six. I love Davonta Smith. I believe he's the best route runner in the NFL. And up to about 13 hours ago. I was arguing that he was the clear cut #1 on the Eagles. That's not to say I demoted him. It's just that AJ Brown showed me something that no one has mentioned since the Eagles acquired him. And that's his football IQ. The way he finds holes in defenses instead of just running his route like a robot even if its covered. Like how he plays to the sticks. Or how he will adjust his speed to the route instead of getting there to early or causing an over throw. He did that before the half. He was about to put a monster lead on his guy until he noticed that if he kept up that speed he would over run Hurts ball by an easy 10 yards. Most players would either run without thinking and have to come back to the ball & play defense or wait for the ball & play 50/50. Instead he subtlety slowed down his route to meet Jalens ball in stride at the exact spot it was gonna fall. He wasn't worried about letting the DB get closer bc he wasn't gonna show his hand. Literally. He didn't look around or stick his hands out until the ball was helmet high. Simple the DB didn't have a chance. So no I'm not demoting Davonta, I'm just promoting AJ. Smith had a bad game I don't really fault him tho. The team needs time to gel. It's better he gets comfortable and finds a rhythm with the new players early in the season. If they don't they may have a hard time finding 1 later. Him and Davonta don't need that. Theyre already good and will have no problem bouncing back.

Rams fan here I said this before the season even started they're going to dramatically improve there's nowhere to go but up. I'm not saying their playoff team never know anything can happen they're not going to be pushovers either. They competed and played hard like they always did last season It's going to be a process but Dan Campbell has definitely build a culture of pride. Players who don't give up and aren't going to be doormats wish them nothing but the best they have a lot of potential.

"We almost always almost win" Lions motto forever, we cant keep praising losses, at some point they have to get the job done

It really is amazing how Hurts just remained so composed through those first two drives. How loud that was, that just shows hit maturity level.

I admire Goff forever. I will have fun following the Lions and seeing them progress together. I hope to see them in the Playoffs. God bless.

A surprisingly good game. Both these teams could be a dark horse going into the late season

not a lions fans but I been rooting for them for years to just have a good season. they played a hell of a game today. it's looking good

Old Eagles fan here, now in Cleveland. Both teams played their hearts out!

Gotta say the Lions are looking good. They look like they’re very motivated and playing with a lot of heart. And after watching Hard Knocks and seeing how Dan Campbell coaches I can see why. I think they might have a good season this year and are definitely gonna be an up and coming team.

They gave my Eagles 🦅 a tough matchup. *Don’t be surprised if we see them again this year in the 23-24 Playoffs.* The Lions look good. Game recognizes Game!

Both teams looked sharp today, especially my Eagles! Was scared at first we might choke the lead, but I’m proud we stayed in the game and played with heart and grit. GG to the Lions on putting up a fight.

The lions have scored the 2nd most points of all teams so far. Only lower that the team they lost to.

Two tough squads.. Both able to do some serious damage running the ball. Wouldn’t shock me to see them play a rematch in the playoffs .

Huge game for us. I'm very happy and excited about this Lion's team and coaching this year. I'm proud to be a Lion's fan and it can be hard!!!!!!!

This is how you play football, I don’t know what the hell the Titans were doing. This was a good game to start off week 1.

As I feared defense is going to be an issue because the Eagles did not fire Gannon. It blows my mind that he still has a job on this tram after last season. The Eagles won despite Gannon trying to give the game up.

This is one of the most Fun to Watch Lions game in ages. They’re COMPETING!!!!! Great effort on every play as a Michigan Man. This is awesome to see. They played 4 quarters of football!!! Wow! Keep it up!

I'm glad Hurts has been working on his passing. His running ability will beat a lot of teams. I love both of these o lines. Both these teams are looking really good.

The game went all the way down to thend with a potential sb contender, lions have the potential to win a fair share of games this season

as an eagles fan all I can say yes it's just one game but our defense cannot play like this again and Detroit got themselves some pitbulls with heart in that squad

I mean I was excited as a Birds fan to begin with. Not expecting any rings or anything. But man.... We looked good. This is gonna be a fun season

Great to see Detroit being competitive. I'm not particularly a fan of theirs but I do wish them the best of luck this season.

Dallas Goedert had a decent game too. He has done very well as our starting TE ever since Ertz left.

So exciting to see what the Lions can do! They played with heart right till end. Go Lions

What a game!!!!!!! The NFL put in a GREAT schedule this year.

This is all I needed to see...this lion team is much improved. Hurts was running for his life and the birds had to pull out some great plays to barely beat them. I am so excited to see them play so well, all the off season talk, but it's obvious a real good team, still developing, rookies played well, they should have won this game against me of the leagues better teams. All this bodes well for the future, good job guys

This game was amazing. Swift went crazy for my fantasy team 😜

Man i really like that Swift boy. He is a menace🔥

Good game. Wish the Lions fans a great season and hope they make the playoffs. The stadium was loud and it clearly affected the Eagles at times. Swift is a beast, glad to see him have the success. A friend's son played with him at Philly's St Joe's Prep.

Great game, highlights didn’t disappoint!! Watch out for Aj this year, he’s going to be a menace 🍿

From this game I think every Lions fan can rest assured that the hype and hope surrounding this team has at least a good amount of, if not complete validity. Still young, still have to learn how to win, but this team now has about 85% of the talent needed to win playoff games, a great coaching staff, and a GM who knows how to draft Rodriguez confirmed he is the steal of the 2022 draft, amazing performance in his first game against the number one offensive line in the NFL! Hutchinson's stats didn't look good, but he was regularly disrupting and getting into the backfield, played well.

This was a good game. Both Philly and Detroit looked good. I had a feeling that this game was going to be telling for both teams; and considering how the game went, I think both teams have bright futures on both sides of the ball. Detroit, while they lost, have nothing to be ashamed about. They put up 35 points on the Eagles, that's no small feat. Jamaal Williams and D'Andre Swift are poised to be a solid running back duo like they were last year. In the air, Amon-Ra St. Brown was solid. He'll be a main piece on this Lions squad going forward. Also, DJ Chark wasn't bad either. Give me more of him. Also, looking forward to seeing more of TJ Hockenson, a solid TE if you ask me. Even Goff wasn't the worst today, good to see that he's not totally awful. Believe me, the Lions will learn from this and come back stronger. The Eagles looked good today as well. The running game should be solid this year with Sanders, Gainwell and Scott. I would've liked to see Jalen Hurts get a passing TD but he showed that you don't necessarily have to just do it with your arms; sometimes you have to do it with your legs. But in the air, AJ Brown looked good today. He'll definitely be a good piece for the Eagles squad going forward. Next week, both teams have good games. The Eagles match up against a Vikings team that had their way with a Packers team that's trying to figure out what to do post-Davantae Adams. Both teams have solid running attacks and are good in the air as well. That should be a good, coin-flip kind of game. The Lions meanwhile match up with a Commanders team that held off a Jaguars team without something to prove. This one will be competitive and perhaps the Lions come out on top but we'll have to see. Good stuff from both teams, we'll have to see how they fare the rest of the year.

Eagles offense and rushing attack balled out today! As an eagles fan, gotta give props to the detroit lions. What an impressive perfomance offensively and great execution late in the game to climb back into it. They showed alot of fight today and duked it out with a damn good eagles team. Big ups to them and holy smokes deandre swift is an absolute stud and he made our run defense poop to bed over and over. It was frustrating at times to watch and man that kid is unstoppable when he gets going especially coming down hill. He b lines it straight through holes and did it against solid group of d linemen . The kid is a super star already( yes already) lol and a sleeper to be the best RB in all of football this season! Aj brown showed the hell out and hurts did his thing throwing the ball and extending plays with his legs over and over on 3rd down. Which ended up being a huge difference maker because he exposed their blitz and made their rushing scheme fall apart early in the game. The eagles secondary played decent and bradberry didnt give up much in his debut and got a pick 6! Slay got mossed in the endzone but still managed to have a decent overall day in coverage for himself and as as a group. Great team win eagles!!! First of many to come!!

I am so glad Matthew stafford won a super bowl last year he as always been a very good QB whose tougher than nails and was always held back by the lions lack of ability to win in general

Man, what a game. Hurts was amazing. Credit to both teams, they really brought it.

I watched the lions hard knocks season so I really hope they turn things around this year. Even though they lost, still wasn’t a bad game for them. Plenty of season left to go, which means more time to improve. I’m excited to see what they can do this year.

Was at the game and, even though I am an Eagles fan, it was hard not to be impressed with the Lions' spirit and improved talent over last year. Like the Eagles, they are building from the lines outward and their line did a really good job on the Birds in this game. I'm glad that they don't have to play the Birds again.

Lions actually really interesting right now. rooting for them. 👍

The Pick 6 saved our game today, ill take it but we have to play much better football than we displayed today. There is too many good players on defense to play this way. Next week hopefully we will see a much better team. Great game Lions Im loving what they are doing over there.

These two teams are gonna be amazing this year, probably playoffs teams if they keep improving

i am so proud of detroit. Ive been watching them for 59 years now and i can tell that they will keep getting better.

50 plus years watching the 🦁. They have to win these kinds of games, especially at home. Reminds me of the first game last year. Close but no cigar.

Lets go Detroit! We lost but we look like we are contending this year. Should win a lot more games after these rookies get some more play time!

Eagles fan. I really see both of these teams making it to the playoff dance this year. The Lions O-line already looks like it is in mid season form. As a Chris Spielman, Herman Moore, and Barry Sanders fan I wish you guys well this year. Until we meet in the playoffs. From one blue collar fanbase to another. Much Love.

Detroit 100% has my absolute respect

As a long time Detroit fan I’m not even mad! Glad to see Hurts & Brown shine on the field together all while having game of the week! Nobody saw this coming!

Deandre Swift was the factor for the Lions. The Eagles didnt have an answer for him this game. Dude is gonna be special in Detroit

The offensive line of Detroit looks like they are pretty good this season I'm hoping they can get something together in a package and make the playoffs

What a game! Both teams really want to win this game, and it shows. Good luck for both teams.

Detroit had some success pressuring the Eagles on third down. They were good at managing their defensive pressure. 38-35. Swift had a 100 plus yards. Detroit had the 10th pick in the draft. I think they need a strong safety or corner back.