"I just really, really wanted to go to a game," said 10-year-old Mason Smith of Fox Chase.
We first met Smith a couple of weeks ago, as he waited outside the Novacare Center hoping to see some of the Eagles players as they arrived for training camp.
He told Action News that day, "Even if they didn't stop, it doesn't really matter because I get a chance to even see them because I've never been to an Eagles game before."
Linda Ohlin, of Schwenksville, saw Smith on Action News and decided she wanted to help get him to a game.
"This little kid has never been to an Eagles game. What can I do?" she said.
Ohlin contacted the station, and Action News reporter Katherine Scott connected her with Mason's family. The season ticket holder offered Mason and his mom, Kristin, tickets to Thursday night's preseason game.
"This kid loves his Eagles, and why not give him a chance to go to an Eagles game?" Ohlin said. "I just want to see a smile on his face, and I want him to enjoy the game. That's it."
Before heading into the game, Smith told Action News, "I'm thankful she got us tickets and all that she's done for us."
Action News also caught up with the Albertson family on Thursday evening.
Marchelle Albertson, along with her daughters Morgan and Mara, traveled from Richmond, Virginia for their first experience seeing the Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field.
"My dad, he's from Philadelphia, so we've been Eagles fans our whole life," Morgan said.
Marchelle added, "I didn't know football until I met him, and now we're obsessed."
Marchelle said her husband, Mark, passed along a love of the game and the team to her and her two daughters.
She said Mark was able to see the Birds win the Super Bowl in 2018, but he died of a heart attack just a couple of years ago, missing the chance to see the Eagles win their most recent championship.
In honor of him, the Albertsons returned to South Philadelphia on Thursday night to experience an Eagles game in person. Marchelle said Mark always wanted to bring them to the stadium to experience the atmosphere he loved.
"He's from South Philly. It was game day on Sunday. Everybody was together, and everybody had on Eagles green, and that's just the way it was," she said about her late husband.