The Philadelphia Eagles had the energy high in their city after punching their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with an NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders. The celebrations went south when a car drove into a crowd of people and injured three pedestrians.
The post-game celebrations went down in Center City in Philly on Sunday evening (Jan. 26). The Philadelphia Police Department reported that the collision did not seem to be intentional. They took the driver into custody upon arriving at the scene and none of the victim’s injuries were life-threatening.
“Everybody dancing along, next thing you know a car coming down and it spin. Like it hit 10 people,” a woman told NBC10. Her friend animatedly exclaimed, “Yo, it hit the whole world! Oh my God!” A man shared his perspective of the situation, saying, “There was a car, that sh*t was on the sidewalk. She was arguing with some people and it drove down into the crowd. It hit, probably like, at least 30 people.” Watch the news report below.
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders dominantly, securing a 55-23 victory in Sunday’s matchup. Both Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts rushed for three touchdowns, and Hurts added a passing touchdown to A.J. Brown.
They will now return to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and the third time in seven years to take on a familiar foe, The Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship on Sunday evening 32-29, powered by Patrick Mahomes scoring twice on the ground and once in the air to Xavier Worthy.
In 2023’s Super Bowl LVII, the Chiefs squeaked by the Eagles with a 38-35 victory. They won the Lombardi trophy again the following year, putting them on the precipice of an unprecedented three consecutive Super Bowl victories run if they can defeat the Eagles again in New Orleans come February. Not to mention, this will be their fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years.
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