matt iseman: it's finally here-- the greatest weekend in all of sports, and tonight, we're paying tribute to the finely tuned athletic machines that got us here. eagles! all the way, baby! matt iseman: of course, i'm talking about the super fans. [yelling] i'm matt iseman taking you across the country, celebrating all things fandom. let's go, giants! matt iseman: and we lined up the best of the best. it's an ode to the fanatics as first look presents "free agent fan superstars." [music playing]

we're kicking it off in the city that never sleeps with the new york football giants, whose season was anything but a snoozefest. going from rebuild to reload, the g-men snagged their first playoff win in over a decade. [music playing] amy nolan: being a giants fan is absolutely amazing. it's a part of a family that you're always welcome to join. go, giants! you're talking about the mecca of the whole world-- america's team, the giants. let's go, giants! (singing) the giants are number one because they won super bowl 21. (speaking normally) please don't put that on tv. [music playing] hi, i'm amy nolan. i'm a giants super fan, and i'm a hall of fans inductee at the pro football hall of fame. when people say their favorite season is summer or fall, my favorite season is football season. [cheering]

i love watching giants games here at the globe. it is such a huge giants family that comes here to watch games together every single week. we win together. we lose together. we drink together. we're all here for the same reason, and that's to cheer on big blue. i was nominated for the hall of fans, which is recognition for nfl fans at the pro football hall of fame. i'm the first person from the giants to be inducted into the hall of fans. to see my plaque up on the wall is so exciting, and it was such a huge honor to experience that. rapper: (singing) hall of fame! [music playing] this is joe ruback, aka license plate guy. i knew, when i was probably a pre teenager, that i was going to put giants on my license plate. the day i turned 16, my mom promised she would take me to motor vehicles. we'd put the paperwork in and chka chka on their little computer, and it came back taken. it was actually my mom's idea to take the i and make it a 1. my dad dared me to wear it to a giants game.

i took it off my car. i put a little shoelace on it. i wore the orange giants plate, this one right here. i held up going to the game, and of course, giants fans are really superstitious. so the people in the section were like-- you know, as soon as the giants won, they were like, you better wear that next week! i got another plate and another plate and another plate and 25, 30 years later, i have 100 plates. [music playing] let's go, giants! let's go, giants! rapper: (rapping) --the pregame down a dirt road. i got a yeti full of beer and some cuervo. let's go, giants! i'd have to say, if it was, like, you know, no giants or no football, like, i'd probably have to just say no football because there's no way i could cheer for another team. big blue all day, baby. you know it. joe ruback: i have a serious addiction, and it's just giants football, and i don't really see it coming to an end. rapper: (rapping) for the tailgate. matt iseman: big blue coming out strong, but right down the turnpike, the [inaudible] of philadelphia have a different team in mind. the eagle elite flew through the competition this season

and perched themselves at the top of the nfc. with the philly faithful cheering them on, the birds are only one game away from a world championship. e! a! g! l! e! s! eagles! hello. welcome to barry the hatchet vagnoni's philadelphia eagles locker room. follow me. the greatest fans in the whole world are philadelphia eagles fans. here, what i'm standing on is actual turf from the veterans stadium in philadelphia. they're the most passionate. this here, i've had offers from people for thousands of dollars because they don't make them any more. when you're a philadelphia eagle fan, you're a fan for life. take a look inside the commode-- the dallas cowboys logos. see you later. this is what we're talking about!

my name is jaime pagliei, and i am the philly sports guy. my mother and my grandmother both worked at the spectrum and at the vet, so i was able to get access to the athletes at a very young age, and they were all just giants to me. i don't want to use that word. they were all just larger than life to me. who won the last super bowl? when was the last time the giants made it to the playoffs? my podcast is the "nfc east show." you guys stink out loud when it comes to the eagles. i bring it loud and proud. i don't sit down, and i don't shut up all game long. who wants a touchdown? we want a touchdown! shirley ann dash: my name is shirley ann dash, but i'm also known as eagleshirley. touchdown! yeah! i teach football one on one for the ladies. so the field goal is when they line up and kick the ball. so i felt it was a duty to give back so they

can feel like they belong. e! a! g! l! e! s! eagles! singer: (singing) 'cause i'm a fighter. yeah, i'm a fighter. yeah, i'm a fighter. shirley ann dash: i would say the worst part about being an eagles fan is-- there is no worst part about being an eagles fan! barry vagnoni: when you become a friend with an eagles fan, you have a friend for life. we support each other as family. eagles all the way. [music playing] business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reliable network.

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matt iseman: next stop on the super fan tour is the windy city of chicago. while it might have looked like the bears were hibernating this season, that didn't stop bears fans from cheering their hearts out. go, bears! matt iseman: and no matter how strong the gale, these fans know how to bear down.

[music playing] what's going on, fam? it's your boy, bear misterio, coming to you live from the chicago bears den, and i'm a chicago bears die hard fan. don watcher: i'm don watcher. i'm known as the bear man. i'm a chicago bears die hard fan. bear down. [music playing] bear misterio: so bear misterio was born-- one day, i was walking, and i saw this lady selling luchador masks. and when i saw this blue and orange, it was just calling my name. after that, i just added the mohawk, my signature, and i became bear misterio. [music playing] not many people know my true identity. i have a three-year-old son. he knows my identity. i have a mask for everything. i have a mask for the shower. whoa, whoa! what's going on here? i run the chicago marathon every year, so i have a mask for that as well. a lot of my tailgating crew, first and ten, some of them

do because i stay with them every time we travel to a game. but the majority, nobody knows. [music playing] don watcher: the bear is the greatest predator in north america, and i kind of wanted to portray that. so in 96, i went to a taxidermy shop, and i bought a black bear head rug. i cut the head off the rug. i made it fit on my head, and over 25 years later, i'm still bear man. [music playing] i call my home bear man's den. half my house is the bear animal, and then the rest of it is a chicago bears theme, with my vehicles also. both of them are all bear tricked out, and i drive them to work. drive them everywhere.

it's a way for me to show how die hard a fan i am. [music playing] bear misterio: bear misterio misses no home games. we are season ticket holders. you want to tailgate with us, you're an automatic first and ten member. a lot of food, a lot of drinks, but make sure that you're ready for some banter because we're chicagoans. we like to talk a lot of smack. don watcher: i'm right there by the tunnel where the bears come out. i'm one of the first fans they see. that gets them fired up. i was definitely born to be a bears fan. i mean, it was in my blood. bear misterio: born and raised chicagoan, what else are you going to do? watch football. matt iseman: bear fans bringing a passion that would make ditka shed a tear, but this next team's also known for making cubbies cry. go, pack, go. matt iseman: we're headed to cheese country with the green bay packers. playoffs or aaron rodgers notwithstanding, this place is

titletown until further notice. [music playing] i'm edgar reyes, also known as pac vader, and i'm a die hard packer fan. so i've been doing frozen tundra man for 21 years. i am jeff kahlow, and i am a die hard packer fan. edgar reyes: i was the weird mexican kid that started following what we call in mexico the football americano. when i moved to chicago about 30 years ago, there was so much hatred toward the packers. honestly, it was the easiest decision of my life to become a packer fan. [car engine rumbling] living in chicago obviously, they don't appreciate it when they see green bay logos. i like to rub it in their face that we are their nightmare.

[music playing] jeff kahlow: frozen tundra man came to be back in 2001 when a news crew came in here, and they filmed my hats and what i did. and they invited me to be on to the field. i had basically 24 hours to plan, and i said to myself, what hasn't been created at lambeau field yet? what is it known for? it's the frozen tundra. i knew foam, i knew how to work with it, and i started adding icicles. and it's just to the point where it is right now, which is a lot of obnoxiousness. every single time i have to have some type of facial hair to apply the sickle. sometimes, you have three games in a row. i don't have facial hair in that third game, so i apply it to the skin, and that is the worst because it kind of leaves a mark. you know? people laugh me because i just look like a rabid dog. [music playing]

oh, when i think of the packers, i think of the history behind it, all the great players, the whole aura of lambeau field. edgar reyes: and that's something that fans never forget, the very first experience at lambeau field. jeff kahlow: to me, it's like the eighth wonder of the world. i think green bay is known for their friendliness. go, pack, go! jeff kahlow: that is why we're the best fans in the world. it's just, hands down. edgar reyes: you know, like vince lombardi put it one day, god, family, and packers in that order. [music playing]

matt iseman: hopping on a plane to lax, we're touching down with the la rams as they welcome us into the ramily. who's house? rams house! matt iseman: now, the rams came into this season as top dogs, but after a slew of injuries, they gave way to a super bowl hangover. but rest assured, la fans, the sequel may be in the works

sooner than you think. let's go, rams! let's go, rams! who's house? rams house! rams house! my name is brian scharr. back in 2016, i got married into this rams family. my beautiful bride cindi is the first daughter of ramstown. her dad, avid rams fan. who am i talking about? i'm talking about the mayor of ramstown. my name is sam scaffide, and i'm dubbed the mayor of ramstown. if you consider my age, i probably am one of the original fans. the rams just been in my heart forever. win, lose, or having the worst season ever, i love them. [cheering] we were driving to a football game when the rams first came back. on our way there, the rented limo broke down. i looked at my daughter, and i said, what's the reason we don't have our own limousine? and she said, you know, dad, i can't come up with one. she designed it because we at west coast

labels, that's what we do for a living, and it came out perfect. [music playing] cindi scharr: our ramily has grown quite a bit over the years, and my parents live right next door to us. so it absolutely made sense to create ramstown right here on this street. brian scharr: we called it the covid kickoff back in 2020. since we couldn't go to the games, we brought the games to our backyard. sam scaffide: we started out with seven or eight people. now, we get 30 people every sunday having a ball. we've even started doing a parade. who else gets the fire department to show up, the marching band, a bunch of our friends with their pom poms and their shirt. we just had a ball. brian scharr: rams fans are the most dedicated fans in all of the world. you want to be with a winner, or do you want to be with a loser? sam scaffide: i mean, we're just having fun, man. you know, live while you're living, and we're living. that's what ramstown is all about.

let's go, rams! let's go, rams! matt iseman: the la rams may have the glitz and glam, but heading upstate, the niner faithful are rolling in their own gold-- rings, that is. san francisco reclaimed their crown as kings of the nfc west on the back of their number one ranked defense. they could have gone all the way, too, but they just ran out of quarterbacks at the end. [music playing] super bowls, mount rushmore of players. that's history, baby. stacey samuels: and we have so much history, and it's all in the great town of san francisco. i have played the banjo at 10 super bowls, four times in the 49ers were there and six times when i was their only representative. walking through the stands, regardless of who was playing in the game, and i was yelling, let's go, niners. yeah, niners! whoa! being 49er mark, the key aspect there is meeting the fellow 49er faithful, whether it's here at levi's or whether you go to an away game.

when you meet those people, you learn their name. i forget their names. i relearn their names. but in the end, we become friends. the 49er fans that i know, we're welcoming, we're loving, and we pull you in, and we take you. and they're not going to let you go. [music playing] stacey samuels: this is the greatest city in the world. there's so much culture. california, gold miners, gold rush, 1849. what did they wear? levi's. levi's stadium-- that's the connection. [music playing] come to a game. i'm going to take you to tailgates. i'm going to introduce you to the whole spectrum of 49er faithful. maybe we'll find a kilt for you, or maybe we'll paint your face. but i actually do have a spare nfc championship ring hat. i'll even let you wear that. we're number one! we're number one! and we always will be. even if we don't have a winning season, we're number one because we're the greatest team in history. niners!

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matt iseman: welcome back to our celebration of football fandom. now, we've heard just how far these super fans will go to support their teams, but let's see if they'll go just as far when it comes to trash talking their competition. kicking us off are the g-men and the birds.

i think giants fans are straight weak sauce. what comes to mind when you mentioned eagles fan? i mean, just the dirt underneath-- just the riff-raff. i'd normally call you the new york smogs. you do not matter to me. you know, just kind of like gruff, little rough around the edges, and not always the nicest fans. the new york football giants have played the philadelphia eagles 24 times. i think they've won five or maybe six games. since! you guys suck. we have more super bowls, so i mean, you can't argue with success. right? oh, don't worry. we're going to get a few more. so you sit back and watch us, and we want to kick your butts this year! woo, see, i got to repent tonight. oh, lord, have mercy. matt iseman: let's see how chicago bears down against the pack attack. what do i think of the packers? just ugly colors, man. that yellow and green look like a trash can. when i think of the chicago bears, i think the bears still suck.

completely full of misery. they're so proud that they make cheese. does that scare you? is that scary? no. they also making toilet paper up there. are they proud of that? why don't they wear that on their head? why would you want to go to the chicago bears when i think their display case is pretty empty. after the game, what are you going to do? go to the farms and look at the cows? come on! no, you want to come back here to the city. this is where you want to be-- chicago. matt iseman: norcal versus socal-- let's see what you got. (singing) niners had some little lambs, little lambs, little lambs. niners had some little lambs. we beat them every time. the 49ers were yesterday. let's face it. winning percentage of the 49ers is about 46%. the rams, 60%. if i was to describe a rams fan in one word, it's superficial. one word to describe a 49er fan? boo! ugh! ugh! oops, sorry about that.

boo! then they came to la for a while, then they moved, and they were the st. louis rams. but the 49er faithful, we've been around. we've been in one spot, homegrown, right here in the bay area, san francisco. the last five years, we've gone to the super bowl twice, and we're batting 500, baby. let's go! come on, join the group. join the choir. join the church of 49ers, where joe is god. choir: (singing) hallelujah! how many 49ers players does it take to win a super bowl? just one, but joe montana already retired. [cymbal crash] matt iseman: and at the end of every season, it's the perfect time to give out some awards. for most musical fan, we have the san francisco banjo guy. we're number one! matt iseman: for best hair, we have license plate guy and his golden locks of glory. woo! matt iseman: for best dressed. it's frozen tundra guy with his freeze dried fondue fedora.

ha ha, yes. matt iseman: and most popular, who else but the mayor of ramstown? i mean, the guy comes with his own parade. don't you kind of expect it? matt iseman: and for "free agent fans" super fan of the year, we have eagleshirley. oh, my goodness! i love you! thank you so much! matt iseman: shirley's passion is what makes being a fan worth it, where you can cheer your heart out, let off some steam. eagles! matt iseman: and celebrate with the great community around you. thank you! yes! oh, my goodness, i got to-- i see-- i want to run outside. i want to go tell the world. matt iseman: here's to you, shirley, and to all you fans at home, thanks for watching. business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the

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