Foles gives us a scouting report. It is a big thing for them, they have been to go for a while. The players played together. They have played fast. You dont see them, bust coverages. They communicate back and forth really well, and they are on the same page and it haze toward key in. First off they have a lot of talent. They have a lot of talented guys whether it is corners, secondaries, d line, linebackers, there is a lot of speed. I have been impressed watching them on tape. Nick foles isnt the only backup quarterback in the game , well, we will tell you more about minute so thes case keenum, later in sports. How many people had this as the beginning of the year. Yes, how about that final four with case keenum, nick foles and blake bortles. Game has many people planning to head to local restaurants and bars to watch the eagles take on the vikings in one Neighborhood Police are urging business toss take extra precaution because of the big crowd. Eyewitness News Reporter greg argos joi
Years and as if they needed another reason to prove theyre not the under dogs nfl Facebook Post writing off the team. Eagles fans are fired up. Now, fox 29 news at 10. We are less than 48 hours away. A matchup that has the whole kupty talking and the eagles just got a big boost. Thanks for joining us im dawn timmeney philadelphia is glowing tonight and the city lit up in green booming with excitement when the clock keepstic down. Joanne is live at the linc with a Facebook Post attention and less begin with Chris Oconnell reporting from minnesota and chris, youve been there a few days now. You have worn out your welcome. Reporter i think theyll be escorting us to the city limits momentarily, dawn, all we had to do, once, we wanted to convert one Minnesota Vikings fan to eagles fan. We took our. Eagles, eagles we have eagles fans. But wait a second, wait a second. Our trip was not complete without a visit from local police. Lets see if we can cause some trouble. In our rented mini van an
She just had bruising on her arms and on her face. Inconsolable, screaming, crying. Who could be behing this . It just eats me up inside reporter their only daughter, desperate for justice for her dad. Be careful what you wish for. Everybody gasped. Nobody could believe it. This terrifies me because this could happen to anybody reporter im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with unspeakable. Reporter the Scented Candles were lit. The jacuzzi jets turned on high. It was a belated anniversary evening, but not some big blow out. Sandra and jaime really werent that kind of couple. They were just always so kind to each other. And always very respectful. Reporter it was really the start of a life victory lap for the two. Theyd raised a daughter, juggled all the usual things that families do, and now retirement for jaime was right around the corner. They sat there and they talked about the future, and what they were looking forward to. Reporter but the future for these two
Fever pitch about now. Eyewitness News Reporter alicia live at lincoln financial field, the players and the fans making their final preparations at this hour. Alicia . Reporter well, right now it really feels like the calm before the storm. Right now it is quiet out here but in just a few hours, we will start to see more than 60,000 people pack lincoln financial field, most of those people obviously will be loud eagles fans, but we will see a good number of viking fans, as we saw today, a lot of them were already in town. It is less than 24 hours until the nfc championship game. The Minnesota Vikings have arrived in philly. Their fans are here, too. A crowd of them welcomed viking players and team staff as they checked into a center city hotel. I think the vikings got the advantage. I think we have the better defense. New to philly viking fans seem to be quick to predict minnesota win at the linc tomorrow. Im sure it will be a big win for both team. But it is our year. We have wait add
Well make our way through the 40s and for some of us into the 50s. Its a mostly clear picture. A few thin clouds over suburbs. But thats all there. Not going to produce any type of rain, anything of the sort for us today. Today it is all about the temperature trend. Were in the 30s this morning. Well be at the 40s by around lunchtime. And in the afternoon making our way to the low to mid 50s for high temperatures even into the night. Its not that much of a cooldown. That leaves us to game day. Well talk about what to expect for the big game coming up. Thank you, crystal. It is officially nfc championship weekend. This is a live look where the fans have the eagles back. A win would send the birds flying to the super bowl. The excitement is build. At xfinity live the game was on everybodys mind. Pep rallies around the city today and this evening. We caught up with a few bartenders who are preparing for the crowds and the possibility of some big celebrations after the game. One bartender