The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions came out of Week 1 in identical fashion: with a 1 in the loss column and a quarterback in the lost column.
Both teams are expected to be without their starting QBs when the Eagles visit the Lions on Sunday.
Philadelphia's Kevin Kolb, who was taking over as the full-time starter following the offseason trade of Donovan McNabb, suffered a concussion in the second quarter and was replaced by Michael Vick in last week's 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
He failed to pass a concussion test on Wednesday, but Eagles coach Andy Reid did not rule out Kolb for Sunday's game.
That's not the case with Detroit, which will start backup Shaun Hill in place of second-year quarterback Matthew Stafford.
The No. 1 overall pick in 2009, Stafford suffered a shoulder injury in the first half of last week's 19-14 loss against the Chicago Bears when he was sacked by Julius Peppers. No definitive timetable has been given for Stafford’s return, with reports ranging from one to eight weeks.
Hill looked like he would walk off the field a winner after he connected with Calvin Johnson for an apparent 25-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds to play. However, even though Johnson got both feet down, the pass was ruled incomplete when he rolled on the ground and the ball hit the turf and came out of his hand.
Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason, Hill finished 9-of-19 for 88 yards and one interception.
Lions rookie running back Jahvid Best scored a pair of touchdowns in his NFL debut, but he managed just 20 yards rushing on 14 carries while adding five receptions for 16 yards.
Detroit’s defense gave up 372 yards passing but, aside from being burned by an 89-yard catch-and-run, did a good job of keeping Chicago off the scoreboard.
Philadelphia’s offense was dreadful with Kolb in the game, going three-and-out in three of its first five possessions. Kolb finished 5-of-10 for 24 yards and was sacked twice.
Seeing his first sustained action since the final game of the 2006 season, Vick put a jolt into the Eagles, rallying them from a pair of 17-point deficits and nearly forcing overtime.
He was 16-of-24 for 175 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 103 yards on 11 carries, evoking memories of his spectacular play prior to missing two full seasons after being jailed on federal dogfighting charges. It was the seventh time he passed and rushed for over 100 yards in the same game.
Second-year running back LeSean McCoy rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and also caught five passes for 47 yards.
Philadelphia has won the past four meetings between the teams, including a 56-21 drubbing of the Lions in September 2007.