Eagles fans fired up ahead of wild card matchup against 49ers
Excitement is building as Eagles fans across Philadelphia are gearing up for Sunday's playoff matchup against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field.
Preparations are already underway at the stadium, where a newly painted mural now welcomes fans who are eager to capture photos ahead of game day.
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All right, now the latest on the Eagles
big game this weekend and excitement is
building. Birds are gearing up to take
on the 49ers in the first round of the
playoffs at the link.
>> As the team gets ready to defend their
Super Bowl title, fans are rushing to
buy tickets and they're not cheap.
>> Actions reporter Amanda Pitch live at
the link tonight with those details.
Amanda?
>> Yeah, Rick and Charie. Those tickets
will cost you over $200 right now. And I
know it's Thursday, but we're already
talking about Sunday's game because
Eagles fans are just so excited. Here at
the link, preparations are well underway
for the playoffs. You can see a brand
new mural being freshly painted tonight
for fans to take pictures with on
Sunday. Those fans we spoke to today are
hoping the birds can bounce back from
their latest loss and continue on to the
next round. [screaming]
[cheering]
>> THE ACL
baby Super Bowl. It's playoff time and
the Eagles are ready to defend their
crown.
>> We're ready. We're fired up. We're going
to win and it's safe to say fans are
feeling the excitement.
>> Energy. Energy is key, baby. It's the
city on fire. [screaming]
>> The Eagles Road to Victory bus tour made
a stop at City Hall this afternoon to
get fans hyped as the team prepares to
face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday
afternoon. People we spoke to are
confident the birds will pull off a win.
>> Confident is an statement. We're the
best city in THE WORLD. WE GOT THE BEST
TEAMS. Go Birds.
>> You can still get tickets for the first
playoff game of the season at face value
for $230 and up. Plenty of resale
tickets are also available. This couple
from New Jersey paid 250 for theirs.
They spent the morning at the pro shop
picking out merch for their kids.
>> We're going to bring our grill and we we
going to be here as soon as everything
is open for us to even enter. a couple
of buddies of mine are 49ers fans. So,
they should be they should be out there
with with us as well. So, we're gonna
see how that go for them. [laughter]
>> And the link is ready to host.
>> I enjoy doing it. I enjoy painting.
>> Justin Clement paints a new mural for
every Eagles home game. He hopes this
one will bring good luck and good times
to fans.
>> I just hope to uh give the fans an
experience, you know what I mean? Uh
it's something that didn't exist before.
Now they get to see that for the first
time. Game day.
And you'll notice throughout this city,
the Eagles flags are up on light poles
and across the skyline. Uh, our
skyscrapers will be lit up green ahead
of the playoffs. The game kicks off at
4:30 on Sunday. Live at the link, Amanda
Pittz, Channel 6 Action News. Back to
you.
>> A lot to be excited about for sure.
Thank you, Amanda.