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Vikings Players Told Nick Foles that Eagles Fans Made the Difference in NFC Championship Game
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Great stuff here from BDN on Barstool:
Nick Foles says when talking to Vikings players that played in the NFC Championship game in Philly, they talk about the fans.
“The fans create a huge home court advantage in Philadelphia.”@BarstoolYak | @NickFoles
pic.twitter.com/SyJZmCEUZQ— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) December 13, 2024
“Talking to Vikings players that were in that game, they think the fans were what really (made the difference) – obviously we executed, but they were like, ‘if we played this in Minnesota, we win this game.’ Fans (create) a huge home court advantage in Philadelphia.”
Well, let’s not go crazy thinking Minnesota would have won that game at home. They needed a miracle to get past the Saints one week prior. The Eagles were the better overall team in a battle of quarterbacks who started their respective seasons on the bench.
But yeah, the fans tilted the NFC Championship Game. Minnesota scores first, the Eagles punt, then the Patrick Robinson pick-6 and next thing you know, it’s 38-0 the rest of the way. The crowd was rabid. One of the all-time greatest performances in Birds history, from the team and supporters both.
50 Days until #Eagles Football!
2017: Patrick Robinson pick 6! #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/j7MqSF1PoY
— All About The Birds (@AATBirds) July 18, 2024
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com