Philadelphia Plans To Have Eagles Super Bowl Victory Parade On Friday
Feb 10, 2025, 7:22 PM
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 09: Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate the win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles are won their first Super Bowl since 2018 and prevented a "three-peat" by Kansas City. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are planning to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a parade on Friday, a team official and the city said Monday.
Eagles President Don Smolenski discussed the parade during an appearance on 94WIP sports radio, though the time and other details were not disclosed. He noted that the threat of severe weather in the region this week — including a potential snowstorm from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday — played a role in picking a date.
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“Just watching the weather and we’ve got some snow coming this week, so we want to be respectful for the city to do what they need to do, Smolenski said. ”And one extra day of planning doesn’t hurt. You know what, it’s a nice way to kick off the weekend.”
Philadelphia mayor’s office confirmed the date later Monday. “We will release more details soon,” it said in a social media post.
A Valentine’s special: the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade will be held Friday, February 14.
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Before the game, officials in both Philadelphia and Kansas City had said they expected more security — and nerves — at Super Bowl victory celebrations staged in their cities.
Eagles fans came out in droves to celebrate the team’s win once the game concluded Sunday night, but police said no major problems or injuries were reported. Police made 10 arrests overall, including six people who were charged with assaulting officers.
City crews were still working late Monday morning to clear confetti, trash and other debris from some spots downtown.
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The city’s celebration following their win in the NFC Championship game last month was marred when a college student fell after climbing a street pole and died from his injuries.
The Eagles returned to Philadelphia late Monday afternoon, landing at Philadelphia International Airport to a raucous greeting by a large, local contingent of fans. The crowd roared when team owner Jeffrey Lurie hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy as he got off the plane, and police and others on the tarmac took photographs with the trophy before the team left in several buses.
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DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise’s second Super Bowl championship.
Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score on a tush push, and Vic Fangio’s defense was so dominant that the Eagles didn’t need much from Saquon Barkley.
The game-changing running back finished with 57 yards, breaking Terrell Davis’ record for yards rushing in a season, playoffs included. Hurts threw for 221 yards.
“This is the ultimate team game. You can’t be great without the greatness of others. Great performance by everybody — offense, defense, special teams,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “We didn’t really ever care what anyone thought about how we won, or their opinions. All we want to do is win.”
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The Green Bay Packers are the only NFL team to win three championships in a row, doing it from 1929-31 and 1965-67.
The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-02, led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neil, are the last team in the major American professional leagues to win three straight titles.
