WEEK 1
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ DETROIT LIONS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Ford Field
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: Brad Allen
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth,
Kristina Pink (field reporter)
Philadelphia SiriusXM 133 or 386 and the SXM App
Detroit SiriusXM 83 or 227 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER All-time series tied, 16-16-2
STREAKS Lions have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 10/31/21: Eagles 44 at Lions 6
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/31/21
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 9-8 (Lost NFC Wild Card)
COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 1-0
PTS. FOR 26.1
OFFENSE 359.9
PASSING Jalen Hurts: 265-432-3,144-16-9-87.2
RUSHING Jalen Hurts (QB): 139-784-5.6-10
RECEIVING DeVonta Smith: 64-916-14.3-5
PTS. AGAINST 22.6
DEFENSE 328.8
SACKS Haason Reddick (Car): 11
INTs James Bradberry (NYG): 4
TAKE/GIVE 0 (16/16)
PUNTING (NET) Arryn Siposs: 43.9 (38.7)
KICKING Jake Elliott: 134 (44/44 PAT; 30/33 FG)
DETROIT LIONS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 3-13-1
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-1
PTS. FOR 19.1
OFFENSE 322.6
PASSING Jared Goff: 332-494-3,245-19-8-91.5
RUSHING D’Andre Swift: 151-617-4.1-5
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 90-912-10.1-5
PTS. AGAINST 27.5
DEFENSE 379.8
SACKS Charles Harris: 7.5
INTs Amani Oruwariye: 6
TAKE/GIVE -4 (19/23)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 49.2 (42.3)
KICKING Austin Seibert: 35 (5/5 PAT; 10/12 FG)
EAGLES NOTES
• QB JALEN HURTS passed for 3,144 yards & 16 TDs & led all QBs in rush yards (784) & rush TDs (10) in 2021. Became 3rd QB ever (Kyler Murray & Cam Newton) with 3,000+ pass yards, 700+ rush yards & 10+ rush TDs in single season.
• RB MILES SANDERS had 912 scrimmage yards (754 rush, 158 rec.) in 2021.
• WR A.J. BROWN makes Phi. debut. Has 185 receptions for 2,995 yards & 24 TDs in 43 career games. Had 3 games with 125+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2021, tied-2nd most in NFL.
• WR DEVONTA SMITH ranked 4th among rookies with Phi. rookie-record 916 rec. yards in 2021.
• TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 56 receptions & ranked 5th among TEs with career-high 830 rec. yards last season.
• LB HAASON REDDICK makes Phi. debut. Had 11 sacks with Car. in 2021 & is 1 of 5 with 10+ sacks in each of past 2 seasons. Ranks 5th in NFL with 23.5 sacks since 2020.
• DT JAVON HARGRAVE set career-highs in sacks (7.5) & TFL (9) last season.
• DE JOSH SWEAT had career-high 7.5 sacks in 2021. Had 2 sacks in last meeting.
• DE BRANDON GRAHAM (59 sacks) & DT FLETCHER COX (58) are only pair of NFC teammates each with 55+ career sacks.
• DT JORDAN DAVIS was selected No. 13 overall in 2022 NFL Draft.
• CB DARIUS SLAY was only player with 3 defensive TDs in 2021. Leads all active players with 119 career PD. Had 33-yard FR-TD in last meeting. Had 341 tackles, 104 PD & 19 INTs in 103 games (2013-19) with Det.
• CB JAMES BRADBERRY makes Phi. debut. Ranked tied-4th in NFL with 17 PD in 2021 with NYG & is only player with 10+ PD in each of past 6 seasons.
• S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON makes Phi. debut. Has 28 PD in 43 career games.
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for career-high 67.2 comp. pct. (332 of 494) for 3,245 yards & 19 TDs with 91.5 rating in 2021. Is 1 of 6 QBs with 3,000+ pass yards in each of past 5 seasons & has 26 games with 300+ pass yards since 2017, 4th-most in NFL.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 1st-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,069) last season, 1st Det. RB since 2014 (Joique Bell) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Since 2020, is 1 of 4 RBs (Austin Ekeler, Alvin Kamara & J.D. McKissic) with 100+ receptions (108) & 800+ rec. yards (809).
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had 758 scrimmage yards (601 rush, 157 rec.) in 2021.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN ranked 2nd among rookies with 90 receptions & had franchise rookie-record 912 rec. yards, 5th-most among rookies in 2021. From Weeks 13-18, became 1st rookie in NFL history with 8+ catches in 6 consecutive games. Needs 8 receptions in Week 1 to become 5th player ever with 8+ catches in 7 straight games.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON is 1 of 4 TEs (Travis Kelce, Noah Fant & Dalton Schultz) with 60+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons. Was 1 of 2 TEs (Mark Andrews) with 4+ games (4) with 8+ catches in 2021.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON was selected No. 2 overall in 2022 NFL Draft, tied for highest-drafted DL by team since 1967 (Ndamukong Suh, No. 2 overall in 2010).
• CB AMANI ORUWARIYE ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 6 INTs & led team with career-best 11 PD last season.
• S TRACY WALKER led team with career-high 105 tackles in 2021 & was 1 of 6 DBs with 5+ games (5) with 9+ tackles last season.
