Fans get ready for NFC championship game at Eagles drone show
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The crowd outside of the art museum was rocking Saturday. The Eagles put on a special light show and even gave a few lucky fans tickets to Sunday's championship game.
Under a sky of neon drones, Eagles fans came together to wish their team good luck ahead of the big game.
Among the designs are an Eagles logo, a flying eagle, and outlines of some players with their numbers like Jason Kelce.
"The drone show was absolutely amazing, Jonathan McGill said. "I'm glad I got my video camera out just to tape everything. The technology these days is just insane."
The tension between the Eagles and the 49ers fans could be felt. Before the 300 drones, mostly Eagles green flew above the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum some light-hearted trash-talking took place.
FLY EAGLES FLY! 🦅
— Marcella Baietto (@MarcellaBaietto) January 29, 2023
300 drones filled the night sky in celebration of the NFC championship game tomorrow. @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/1uKqeDWzlZ
CBS Philadelphia caught up with die-hard Philly fans Charles and Rhonda Allen who say they're ready to see the 49ers lose. But fans from California say they're not leaving without a fight.
"Enjoy your ride home because that's the last time you coming to Philly," Charles Allen said.
"I'll be wearing this all day at the Super Bowl," Rhonda Allen said.
"When you take a cheesesteak back to San Francisco make sure there's something green on it," Charles Allen said.
"We brought the heat with us so it kind of feels like California right now," Gagan Mann said.
While organizers prepared for the drone show, San Francisco fan Oscar Torres stood out amongst the line of people waiting to take a photo with the Rocky statue.
IT’S A PHILLY THING!!
— Marcella Baietto (@MarcellaBaietto) January 28, 2023
Fans are getting ready for tonight’s Eagles drone show outside of the art museum. @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/YiZdBvMGLY
"Ever since I've been wearing this costume, they have not lost," Torres said. "I got a knot in my stomach. I'm nervous obviously but excited at the same time. I feel like it's a very even match, but I do believe the 49ers have the edge and we will come out victorious."
"Enjoy your ride home because that's the last time you coming to Philly," Charles Allen said.
"I'll be wearing this all day at the Super Bowl," Rhonda Allen said.
And after all the back and forth, fans reminded each other that it's just a Philly thing.
"There's been this cliché that Eagles fans are violent and all of this but honestly it's just friendly trash talk, friendly fire," Mann said. "It's the city of Brotherly Love. Give me a hug."
One man was selling big chains with Eagles and 49ers logos. He says he's a fan of whichever team spends the most money on his gear.
During the show, the drones formed a QR code that fans could then take a picture of and enter to win free tickets for Sunday's game.