Good coaches make adjustments when mistakes are made, and one week after D’Andre Swift saw 18 total snaps and zero carries, the former St. Joe’s Prep star logged a career-high 175 yards and one touchdown in a 34-28 Eagles win over the Vikings on Thursday night.
With Kenneth Gainwell out with a rib injury, Swift carried the football 28 times, added three catches, and helped the Eagles dominate time of possession on a night when the offense wasn’t constantly clicking.
Buy Eagles TicketsHere’s the national reaction to Swift’s outburst.
The Athletic
D'Andre Swift had a career-high 175 rushing yards, the most by an Eagles player in a single game since LeSean McCoy had a franchise-record 217 in Week 14 of the 2013 season.https://t.co/eOpiXEqe9m
— The Athletic NFL (@TheAthleticNFL) September 15, 2023
NFL.com
.@DAndreSwift's first night as the @Eagles lead back:
28 carries
175 yards
TD pic.twitter.com/VfeUM0WP47— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2023
Spencer N. Schultz
Swift put in work tonight for sure and is very talented, but joining an offensive line with two Hall of Fame OL, two pro bowl OL, a rushing QB and two elite WR’s to keep boxes light will showcase a lot of guys.
Said Swift would smash his ADP and that’s a lot of the reason why. https://t.co/zxjyx5DAeF
— Spencer N. Schultz (@ravens4dummies) September 15, 2023
Brenden Deeg
D’Andre Swift tonight:
– 28 carries
– 175 yards
– 1 TD
– 6.3 yards per carryRB1 going forward. pic.twitter.com/BHGAbsNWHe
— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) September 15, 2023
Next Gen Stats
D'Andre Swift ran for a career-high 175 yards and a TD on 28 carries in his first start for the Eagles (+41 rushing yards over expected).
Swift recorded the 8th-highest success rate (64.3%) by any player with 25+ carries in a game since 2016.
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— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 15, 2023
Jakib Sports
The star of the night. 💫 #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/Yu2jmeUpAQ
— JAKIB Sports (@JAKIBSports) September 15, 2023
Shady McCoy
@DAndreSwift is like that like that great game bro … finished that thing https://t.co/Cjj6XmRH8d
— LeSean Shady Mccoy (@CutonDime25) September 15, 2023
PFF
Eagles offensive line is flat out domimant.
D'Andre Swift had 133 rushing yards BEFORE contact tonight 🦅
The Eagles O-Line is the real deal 😳 pic.twitter.com/u1jeuCAxij
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) September 15, 2023
Ian Rapoport
Philadelphia gave up a late round pick for Swift.
From the Insiders on NFL+: D'Andre Swift's big game brought us back to this… the #Eagles got a steal. pic.twitter.com/7npXkXCzJ3
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 15, 2023
SportsCenter
D'Andre Swift has the most rushing yards in game by an Eagle since LeSean McCoy in 2013 🔥🦅 pic.twitter.com/6WEPr3PI6c
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 15, 2023
Bleacher Report
Eagles traded a 2025 4th-round pick for D'Andre Swift in April…
Tonight he rushed for a career-high 175 YDS 🦅
(via @NFL)
pic.twitter.com/ATeZGHazKR— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 15, 2023