On a day where the first two weeks were just as ugly as the yellow and baby blue jerseys the Eagles wore during the game, the Eagles put up 56 points in a victory over the Detroit Lions; an all-time high during the Andy Reid era. The defense looked good early as they pressured Jon Kitna and had nine sacks.

This record setting game will hopefully put to rest the cries for Kevin Kolb to lead the Eagles offense. McNabb went 21 for 26 with 381 yards and three touchdowns and left the game late in the fourth quarter. What made this game different from the abysmal 0-2 start? For one, McNabb was far more accurate than he was in the first two games of the season. What helped his cause was that Eagles receivers were open like Wawa at 2 a.m.. Kevin “White Lightning” Curtis caught three touchdowns for 221 yards.

The key for this game however was Brian Westbrook. The birds had trouble running the ball last week, but this time B-West posed a problem for the Lions defense who caught and ran for over 100 yards each with a combined three touchdowns. Everything was working on the offensive side of the ball for the Eagles because not only were their jerseys brighter than the sun, but they had a healthy balance of the run game to go with the passes.

Despite the fact that the defensive leader, Brian Dawkins, did not play, his replacement Quintin Mikell stepped up and had a strong game with three tackles and a sack.

It wasn’t a perfect day in Philly sports however. The Phillies couldn’t keep pace in the last game ever at RFK park, losing 5-3 despite a great showing by Cold Hamels as he went five innings striking out six. Tomorrow Jamie Moyer will take on Chuck James as the Phillies open a three-game set with the Braves.