Thursday saw the sporting world honed in on Philly for the NFL season opener between the Super Bowl champion Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys.

While much of the nation’s attention was directed to the field, the region had been concerned with how the ongoing cuts to SEPTA services would affect the game night experience at the South Philly sports complex.

On Wednesday, though, sports betting site FanDuel came to the rescue, partnering with SEPTA to restore regularly scheduled and express Broad Street Line service before and after the game.

(Nick Kariuki/Billy Penn)

Even though it was like any other game commute for Birds fans taking the Broad Street Line to the game, there were many transit advocates outside NRG station and at tailgates to remind them this was only temporary.

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