Eagles fans take to the streets to celebrate NFC Championship victory
PHILADELPHIA - Eagles fans took to the streets shortly after their team punched their ticket to New Orleans to compete in Super Bowl LIX.
Fans gathered along South Broad Street, near the stadium complex, as well as along Broad Street in Center City.
More crowds gathered in the northeast, at the intersection of Frankford and Cottman avenues.
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What we know:
Eagles fans were spotted celebrating in the streets of Philly the only way they know how.
Philadelphia city officials detailed safety precautions, road closures and more preparations, including info on pole greasing.
When asked directly if the greasing would take place, Managing Director Adam Thiel issued a brief warning to potential pole climbers.
"Don’t climb the poles, greased or not greased, please don’t climb the poles, because you could break the poles and that’s expensive, and it’s money we could spend on other things."
Fans climb poles
Remember the viral moment of A.J. Brown sitting on the sidelines reading ‘Inner Excellence’?
Well, one fan decided to recreate the moment by climbing on a pole and catching up on his own copy of the book.
Fans make it rain
The backstory:
The Eagles offense got off to a hot start after holding the Commanders to just a field goal on their opening drive. On their first play from scrimmage, running back Saqon Barkley broke through the line of scrimmage and then the secondary to take a pitch 60 yards for the touchdown.
The Eagles forced and recovered two fumbles in the first half and turned both into touchdowns - including a second Barkley touchdown run from the 4 yard line and a touchdown pass to AJ Brown late in the second quarter.
The Commanders lone first-half touchdown came when quarterback Jayden Daniels dropped a short pass over the middle to Terry McLaurin who took it 36 yards to the end zone.
Both teams came out slower in the second half, as both were forced to punt on their first possessions. The Eagles, however, got the scoring restarted on their second possession when Hurts scrambled for his second rushing touchdown of the game.
The Commanders responded quickly with an 8-play drive capped off by a Jayden Daniels run up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown. The Commanders then covered on a two-point conversion to make it a two-score game.
After forcing the Eagles to punt on the ensuing drive, the Commanders squandered a chance to close in on the Eagles when Eagles linebacker Oren Burks forced Commanders running back Austin Ekeler to fumble the ball and Burks; fellow linebacker Zach Baun recover at midfield.
The Eagles again took a turnover and turned it into points with a comical series of penalties on tush push attempts at the goal line. After a Washington turnover on downs, the Eagles were able to drive 31 more yards, finishing off the drive with a 4-yard Saquon Barkley touchdown run.
By the numbers:
Saquon Barkley finished the game with 118 yards on 15 carries and 3 touchdowns. The Eagles passing offense also came to life as Hurts finished the game 20 of 28 with 246 yards and a touchdown. Hurts also accounted for three rushing touchdowns of his own.
AJ Brown led all Eagles receivers with 96 yards on 6 receptions, including a touchdown. Goedert had seven catches for 85 yards.
The Eagles defense forced two fumbles, while the Eagles special teams forced a third.
The Eagles will take on the Chiefs in a rematch for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
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