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Parties, merch, and joy: An underdog city gears up for the Super Bowl

Game time is a few short days away around these parts. Everybody here in Philadelphia thinks that the Eagles are going to win Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs. Mention the possibility of them losing and smiles quickly fade into quizzical expressions of “Why would you even ask that question?”

Excited Eagles fans gathered in the middle of Lincoln Financial Field, known as “the Linc,” Sunday morning to give the team a joyous pep rally before they boarded a flight to Arizona. Partying in Philly started the night the Eagles punched their ticket to the big game after the NFC Championship on Jan. 29. As they did during light poles so boisterous fans wouldn’t climb them and potentially hurt themselves. It didn’t work. 

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