The Eagles held their annual Salute to Service game on Sunday night against the Lions. But before the action started between the two NFC heavyweights, there were fireworks on the field.
Eric Ziegler, who filmed the viral sideline reaction of Saquon Barkley's reverse hurdle, messaged the Eagles' social team ahead of the game and asked if they could help him propose to his girlfriend, Heather Moore.
The Eagles provided Ziegler, Moore, and their two friends sideline passes ahead of kickoff. After a couple of minutes taking in the atmosphere, Ziegler got on one knee and proposed. Moore, of course, said yes!
"My adrenaline is rushing. It's great," Ziegler said moments after proposing. "Just the excitement, the anxiety, everything. It's just overwhelming."
"Definitely sensory overload, emotional overload," Moore added with a smile. "The experience is absolutely amazing."
Both Ziegler (Marines) and Moore (Air Force) are veterans and shared this moment on a day where the Eagles honored the military, which made Sunday night all the more special.
"Serving our country is one thing we took pride in when we did. Just being down here during the Salute to Service, I have so much pride for the Eagles and what they do, and especially what they do for autism \[with the Eagles Autism Foundation\]," said Ziegler, who has two sons with autism. "... It's just an absolutely awesome experience."
"It's definitely an honor to be able to serve my country and to be able to come home and then have this experience \[on\] the Eagles' field," Moore said.
The Eagles' involvement with Salute to Service didn't stop there, though. Here are some events the Eagles ran ahead of Sunday Night Football: