Week one of the NFL season is like an early Christmas for every football fan around the country. The crowd is at full throat, the bars are packed, and the dreams and aspirations of each fan-base have yet to be tainted by the realities of an entire season.
For Eagles fans across the Delaware Valley, two of the biggest reasons for excitement were the offseason additions of rookie running back Miles Sanders, and former Chicago Bears running back Jordan Howard. It was assumed by many that Howard would be a short-yardage sledgehammer kind of runner, while Sanders would quickly cement his place as the Eagles number one option in the Eagles backfield.