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game as underdogs again. both the team and the fans are bracing it and hoping to win another game and this time resulting in a trip to the super bowl. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles and we have you covered on the road to victory. the fans watching at home counting on us to bring you every angle now and after the game. josh is live on the field where you can already feel the electricity from the fans. >> you can hear it. it has been 13 years since the last home nfc title game. the eels fans have been waiting for this moment. another chance to go to the super bowl and former players from that last team to go to the super bowl. they couldn't wait either. take a look. remember the celebration when they beat the atlanta falcons 13 years ago? well, there are a lot of players from that team that came back into town to know what the fans

and see this city go crazy again for this team. i caught one chad lewis and david akers. they were tailgating with eagles fans. they said they had to be here for this. >> it's the nfc championship game. >> this is the philadelphia eagles. when we win, and there is a parade down broad street, we'll be right there rocking with them. >> we're coming back. what better thing do we have to do? >> if they end up winning, a little bit -- the fans are out here going crazy and toward bring it. a little win for them as well. >> amazing. it feels like a college atmosphere. and look at this guy. ron jaworski, honorary captain.

>> that may be the greatest move, jimmy johnson to wear the championship jacket. >> this is going to be an amazing night. >> championship football here in philadelphia. >> back to you in the studio. >> all right. tell him we said hi. and outside with the fans, a lot of people are heading right in to get into their seats. >> they're all head in the to you. coming into the parking lots and headed all the way to lincoln financial field. how are you feeling before the game? [ cheers and applause ] >> as you can see, the atmosphere is electric. everybody is in a great mood for this home town underdog team to take down vikings. these people have been out here all morning doing the tailgating. obviously marineating and everything. they're all getting ready to go

in. they won't stop cheering. and we wouldn't have it any other way here in south philadelphia. as you can see, it is rowdy, game time. a little more than a of had a hour game time kickoff. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. live in northeast philadelphia where police are taking the safety precautions to make sure the postgame celebrations don't get underway. >> reporter: the fans are already here. we have a group out here. show me some love! show the eagles some love! we have people down here, right down the street and right across the street as well. we also have police out here. they were just around the corner. right across the street. they know how passionate fans are out here in northeast philly so they were out here in 2008, in 2005. they want to make sure that everyone has fun but everything

doesn't get too out of control. they have shutdown parking until 3:00 tomorrow morning. so we will be out here after the game. when the eagles win, we'll be out here enjoying the celebration. we did see police grease down the pole in case anyone decides to climb the pole. >> of course, the bars across the city are packed with fans and the ale house is no different but they have something nobody else has. green beer. drew? >> reporter: everybody is really excited about this game. and the afc championship, take a look tiflt pitchers and pitchers of green beer. people getting in on the experience. the owner spoke about the eagles and the nfc championship.

>> just another way for to us get into the spirit. our beer lines run green and people are excited about it. it is another way to unite and something that's different and great for the city. >> reporter: you can see serve ready. this place is packed. it appears to be a fun place to watch the game. our eagles coverage is far from over. we'll have exclusive speaker views starting at 10:00 p.m. it is coverage you will see only right here. the official station of the philadelphia eagles. >> and we'll tell you why they're sure this celebration is

slippery. >> and excellent for the eagles. i'll show you how the weather will impact the game and also the fans.

we take a live look outside lincoln financial field. all the fans are getting ready. the fans have been pouring into the stadium since the doors opened at 4:30. check out this time lapse as the seats were filling up. that's philadelphia's own the roots. and members of the armed forces

overseas will have to miss today's game because of the government shutdown but they will get to watch every minute. the armed forces are airing it through game pass. the sounds of drums on its way to lincoln financial field. a military guard marched from citizens financial park and across to the link where it will be stretched across the field for the anthem. and our live team coverage continues with laura in south philadelphia. and from undercover officers wearing biking jerseys to officers greasing street poles, police are out in full force. >> reporter: we are about two miles from lincoln financial field. this is the quietest we've seen the streets all day. let me show you what is waiting outside. the police have greased up light poles like the one with crisco

to prevent anyone from trying to climb them. before the game, the excitement was hard to contain. >> you don't get this anywhere else. the city donning the green and getting ready for what could be a championship celebration. this was the scene after the phillies won the world series in 2008. faye same intersection, peppered with parking restrictions. >> we have flower pots lining the avenue. >> here they're taking their own precautions? no takeout bottles. >> neighbors are ready for a win but also alert for a celebration. ? anything that can be a projectile. >> there is a warning from the police chief that undercover officers could be in vikings jerseys. and the so-called crisco officers hit the streets to

grease poles, discouraging anyone from climbing them. so you can keep your feet on the ground while letting super bowl hopes soar. >> not just poles. >> reporter: to those precautions with the poles, the police are put in this some parking restrictions and asking everyone to clear their cars from places like broad street and that is in place until 3:00 a.m. n"nbc 10 news." >> we'll have live reaction and exclusive interviews. coverage you'll find only on nbc 10. >> reporter: there is a special guest in the house. we'll look at all the

anticipation. we're about 25 minutes away from kickoff. spring-like and stormy tornado watches in north texas. how this march-like storm will impact our weather. it will be wet and wild.

the eagles are getting ready for the championship game and the team is one win away from heading to the super bowl. and take a look at this ultimate sign of disrespect. a yellow scarf around the iconic rockies statue and wrapped him up in a purple towel. the vikings fans got together and did their skull channel earlier today. the vikings fans are dwarfed by

eagles fans. aaron is live inside where they're packed with fans who just watched the patriots win the afc championship. >> they're not too happy. tom brady did it again and he won. exfinity live is as ywesome her. the crowds are singing the fight song. here they go. they're singing it right now. we've been hearing at this time whole time for the last hour or so. i can tell you, there was a special guest in the house. charles barclay, the former 76er was here. we talked to a woman from florida who made the trip just to be here for the game. here's what she had to say.

>> i haven't slept. so much excitement. it is awesome. i think it is awesome. >> so forgive us out here. you can barely hear yourself think. the crowd is going crazy. we're about 25 minutes, 20 minutes away from kickoff. we will be here all night long and hopefully, just hopefully we'll bring you all the celebration here from exfinity live. back to you, denise. >> thank you. here is another live look from our eagles net kam. what a difference in the weather from last week. the fans are getting a real treat the with weather in the 50s. an excellent night for the eels. >> that's right. now we need an eagles victory and all the spirit and energy is here. the temperatures will be in the 40s for your game time. we do have warmer temperatures

ahead of us. if you like 50s and near 60-degree weather, you will like monday and tuesday. tuesday comes at the price of showers and storms. chilly weather wednesday through friday but nothing like the cold that we saw earlier on this month. it is 47 degrees in philadelphia. we have the south southwest wind. notice how light the wind is. certainly a good aspect for the game here. we will not be looking at any strong winds. the temperature now, 47 in philadelphia. 41, 46 at the jersey shore. you will need zbrakt you're heading out. up to about 44 degrees as you leave the party and then through the overnight hours. a pair of gloves. if you're out celebrating late tonight, there could be some

drizzle north of the city but nothing heavy. you have to go to the midwest where the vikings fans are preparing for blizzard like conditions. 10 to 15 inches of snow as a major storm system comes in our direction. the southern part has tornado watches. and the two systems gelled together to bring us potential for heavier rain coming up on tuesday. so walking forward, you can see the greens are speckled and it is few and far between. don't be surprised to be hit by a few rain drops. temperatures popping up to near 60 degrees. now, tuesday gets ready. the reason? we'll have this line of showers and even some heavier thunderstorms why. ? temperatures, it looks like on tuesday, will spike into the 60s before the front passes on

through. and then back to the chilly stops. let's look at what we can expect. periods of rain turning windy. even some thunderstorms. there will be some travel delays. again, the temperatures in the lower 60s. it is a bit of a buffy ride. you can see 57. 62 tuesday with some heavy thunderstorms possible. 44 on wednesday. thursday is the chilliest day. then you can see as we head toward next weekend. another nice rebound in temperatures. 55 degrees. that's your outdoor day. sunday we'll be looking at storms in the upper 50s. coming up, hear from nick foles on how special this game is for him.

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>> reporter: the nfc title game is finally here. carson wentz goes down. it was a crash course getting ready. they have had three weeks of practices. they were in pads for some of those days. the players say they are really comfortable and nick is even more confident this week. to be able to be with the team, that doesn't happen. to be here in this moment. to go play the game with these guys. it's a great honor and we'll

give everything we have. >> the eagles are right where they want to be. in their playoff history. they are for you-0 as home underdogs. i'm john clark, nbc sports, philadelphia, we're right back after this. he

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ask your doctor about entresto. and help make tomorrow possible. . another live look from our eels nest cam. it will be an exciting game with temperatures in the 40s. >> in the 40s. a huge improvement from the last couple days. downright numbing. so we have some good stuff on the way. no reason to cinch with the forecast. light winds, comfortable temperatures. it is 37 in blue bell, definitely you need a jacket. it is not mild enough to go out

without a jacket. if you have the jacket and a light pair of gloves, you'll be a-okay. 45 degrees at 7:00 p.m. 44 degrees at 9:00. hopefully we'll be doing some celebrations at 11:00. there could be some patchy areas of drizzle. here's what you need to know. we have more ups than down this is week. 57 for tomorrow. we're looking at 52 on monday. >> all right. do you think the socks will keep people warm? a lot of people will be wearing them. we'll have live reaction and exclusive interviews. coverage you'll only find on nbc 10. the television station of the philadelphia eagles. here's a live look at exfinity live.

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