Eagles - Lions: 10 Thoughts

 > Any time when you win a road game and didn't control the trenches, that's theft.

> Eagle Fan is looking for growth from QB Jalen Hurts, and that didn't really happen. But he also did not turn the ball over and this isn't a game you win without a hyperathletic running QB.

> This might be the best offensive line in football -- if you only count run blocking. Pass blocking, not so much. And when a big chunk of your run yardage is from your running QB, maybe not that either.

> With Lions QB Jared Goff's fumbled snap reclassified as a running play, this was a sackless game where the Eagle defense had the lead the majority of the game, and the Lions offense was missing multiple starters. When your best pass rush comes from a safety blitz, That's Not Good.

> If Hurts runs 17 times a game, he's not going to be upright through October.

> Coverage-wise, this is one of the better Eagles secondaries I've ever seen, but still had some lapses, and it's easy to overstate how much anticipation you can get when you are facing Goff.

> I'm fine with HC Nick Sirianni being really aggro on fourth down calls. Now, if he only called decent plays on those plays...

> Dallas is alone in the NFC East cellar. I'm really OK with that.

> WR AJ Brown for a ho-hum 155 in his Eagles debut -- AKA, over half of the passing offense. He's ridiculous and I'm thrilled to have him in my laundry.

> I get that Lions DB De'Andre Swift is a good player. He's not freaking Barry Sanders. This defense gave up 35 points and was supposed to be good. I get that Week 1 is for overreaction and any win is a good win, especially on the road... but let's just say my 13-win prediction based on a top 10 defense? Not feeling very confident in it coming true right now...