One more blast of summer today in Philly for Eagles game

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER We've had a taste of winter the last few nights. But today, summer seems like it's back. I stayed overnight on the Delaware-Maryland border after covering Lehigh-Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. It took me an hour, or three rotations around the Capitol, before I figured my way out of D.C. Washington is a beautiful city at night, but you can't enjoy it while you're lost and trying to find one of the beltway routes. Anyway, as I passed the exit for Route 1 this morning, I was a little tempted to just head south and go down toward Ocean City, Maryland, one of my favorite summertime destinations. However, I am here at the Linc and it's just a gorgeous day in Philadelphia, where as I type at 11:40 a.m., you could sense a pleasant atmosphere for today's Eagles-Lions game. The weather (66 degrees right now) is so nice that I see several fans -- the electrical kind -- located behind the benches on the Eagles side of the field. Don't know if they will be necessary to cool the players down as it was still fairly breezy in the parking lot as I came into the stadium. However, for a mid-October game, the 65,000 or so who will be here today should have no complaints. No biting cold or chilling winds to deal with, that's for sure.Eagles, Oct. 14,2012 011 Always like to walk by some of the tailgates to see what's going on and there was an upbeat attitude among the hoagies, barbecued chicken and steak sandwiches. Even though the Eagles are coming off a disappointing loss at Pittsburgh last week, the team is 3-2 and fans are figuring on a win here entering the bye week and Andy Reid always wins the first game after the bye. The Eagles have won the last six times they have played the Lions and some of them have been by lopsided scores, like the 58-37 win in the 1995 wild-card playoffs. I expect the points to be much much harder to come by today.Eagles, Oct. 14,2012 010 Beware of the Lions' Calvin Johnson, who has just one TD reception all season. He is still one of the best receivers in the game and the Eagles have a knack of letting high-profile receivers have been big days. Remember Larry Fitzgerald? Still, I see the Eagles getting pressure on Matt Stafford and some turnovers leading the way to a 28-17 win. And if that happens, the Linc will be even more festive after the game.