In the lead-up to their Week 1 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Detroit Lions opted to sell standing-room tickets for the first time during a non-Thanksgiving Day game since 2017. There has obviously been a lot of anticipation for this team, especially after having been featured in a positive light on “Hard Knocks” over the past month.
The sell-out crowd on Sunday—officially 64,537 paid fans—certainly made their presence known. The Eagles had several pre-snap penalties that could be traced back to their inability to communicate on the field due to the crowd noise.