Editing Philadelphia Eagles (section)

==Fans==
[[File:Eagles Packers Jan 9, 2011.jpg|thumb|A full house at [[Lincoln Financial Field|The Linc]] for an [[National Football Conference|NFC]] playoff game against the [[Green Bay Packers]] on January 9, 2011]]
[[File:An Eagles fan celebrates as confetti falls on the field at Super Bowl 2018, Minneapolis MN (40074198602).jpg|thumb|An Eagles fan celebrating the Eagles. victory in [[Super Bowl LII]] at [[U.S. Bank Stadium]] on February 4, 2018]]
[[File:Eagles Super Bowl Parade 03.jpg|thumb|Eagles fans celebrate along [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] at the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] on February 8, 2018]]

===Devotion===
[[File:An Eagles fan celebrates in the stands at Super Bowl 2018, Minneapolis MN (25234676207).jpg|thumb|A Philadelphia Eagles fan celebrating at the [[Super Bowl LII]] in Minneapolis]]
Although the method may vary, studies that attempt to rank the 32 fan bases in the [[National Football League|NFL]] consistently place Eagles [[sports fan|fans]] among the best in the league, noting their "unmatched fervor".<ref name="forbes080901c">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=In Depth: America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_slide_11.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916172210/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_slide_11.html |archive-date=September 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[American City Business Journals]], which conducts a regular study to determine the most loyal fans in the NFL,<ref name="bizjournal060904c">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=NFL Fan Loyalty: Methodology |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/31.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526091257/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/31.html |archive-date=May 26, 2008 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 }}</ref> ranked Eagles fans third in both 1999<ref name="phillybizjournal990205">{{cite news |first=John |last=George |title=Proven: Eagles' fans are fanatics |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=3 |date=February 5, 1999}}</ref> and 2006.<ref name="bizjournal060904a">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=Full fan loyalty rankings |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/35.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629015139/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/35.html |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 }}</ref> The 2006 study called Eagles fans "incredibly loyal", noting that they filled 99.8% of the seats in the stadium over the previous decade.<ref name="bizjournal060904b">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=NFL Fan Support Rankings |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/slideshow/13.html?page=21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226150432/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/slideshow/13.html?page=21 |archive-date=December 26, 2009 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 }}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' placed the Eagles fans first in its 2008 survey,<ref name="forbes080901a">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126041951/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports.html |archive-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was based on the correlation between team performance and fan attendance.<ref name="forbes080901b">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans: Methodology |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_2.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615064133/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_2.html |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[ESPN.com]] placed Eagles fans fourth in the league in its 2008 survey, citing the connection between the team's performance and the mood of the city.<ref name="espn080829">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Mosley |title=NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers barely |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077 |publisher=ESPN |date=August 29, 2008 |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831233745/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077 |archive-date=August 31, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> The last home game that was blacked out on television in the Philadelphia market as a result of not being sold out was against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 12, 1999, which was Andy Reid's first home game as new head coach of the Eagles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eaglesaddict.com/2013/06/philadelphia-eagles-tickets-not-sold-out-could-tv-blackouts-loom/ |title=Philadelphia Eagles Tickets Not Sold Out, Could TV Blackouts Loom?|website=Eaglesaddict.com|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>

The studies note that, whether the Eagles have winning or losing teams, fans can be counted on to pack the stadium each year. As of August 2008, the team had sold out 71 consecutive games, and 70,000 additional fans were on the Eagles' waiting list for season tickets.<ref name="espn080829" /> Despite finishing with a 6–10 record in the 2005 season, the Eagles ranked second in the NFL in merchandise sales, and single-game tickets for the next season were sold out minutes after phone and Internet lines opened.<ref name=berman>{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Zack |date=June 14, 2006 |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=8517 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209092002/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=8517 |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |title=Single Game Tickets Sold Out! |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=June 22, 2006 }}</ref>

Eagles fans have also been known to chant the famous, "E-A-G-L-E-S – Eagles!" at [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], and [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] games when the team is getting [[blowout (sports)|blown out]] late in a game and a loss is inevitable, signifying their displeasure with the given team's performance, and that they are instead putting their hope into the Eagles.<ref name="v992">{{cite web | last=Maher | first=Tyler | title=Why the Eagles-Phillies Fan Feud is Totally Ridiculous | website=Section 215 | date=September 12, 2023 | url=https://section215.com/2023/09/12/eagles-phillies-fans-feud-ridiculous/ | access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref> Occasionally, travelling Phillies fans may even chant this when the Phillies appear to be a few innings away from an inevitable win on the road as a way to celebrate their team and Philadelphia as a whole. The Eagles and Phillies were both the main tenants at Veterans Stadium before Lincoln Financial Field and [[Citizens Bank Park]] were built.

Notable famous fans of the Eagles include actors [[Bradley Cooper]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Shannon |date=September 20, 2022 |title=Bradley Cooper Hypes Up the Crowd at Football Game in Philadelphia |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-football-crowd-1744421 |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Newsweek }}</ref> [[Rob McElhenney]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title=Eagles die-hard Rob McElhenney cheekily ribs Taylor Swift before Super Bowl |url=https://talksport.com/nfl/2896785/super-bowl-chiefs-fans-eagles-taylor-swift-rob-mcelhenney/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb}}</ref> and [[Miles Teller]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fell |first=Nicole |date=2025-02-10 |title=Bradley Cooper, Miles Teller Among Stars Celebrating Eagles Super Bowl Win: "I Love This Team So Much" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/super-bowl-2025-celebrity-reactions-winner-game-1236131816/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> actor and comedian [[Kevin Hart]],<ref name="z262">{{cite web | last=Ellis | first=Philip | title=Kevin Hart Tells His Side of the Famous Drunk Super Bowl Incident | website=Men's Health | date=December 1, 2019 | url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30065019/kevin-hart-drunk-super-bowl-erin-andrews/ | access-date=August 4, 2024 }}</ref> ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion [[Brad Rutter]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2020 |title='Go Birds!:' Lancaster County's Brad Rutter pays homage to Eagles during 'Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time' |url=https://6abc.com/jeopardy-goat-tournament-greatest/5832228/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=6abc Philadelphia }}</ref> journalists [[Jake Tapper]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Chris |date=September 11, 2020 |title=For CNN's Jake Tapper, it's not about red or blue. It's about Eagles green. |url=https://nj.com/eagles/2020/09/for-cnns-jake-tapper-its-not-about-blue-or-red-its-about-eagles-green.html |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=nj}}</ref> and [[Jesse Watters]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornoe |first=Rob |title=Jake Tapper, Jesse Watters among those facing a tough decision – Eagles game or presidential debate? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/eagles-giants-presidential-debate-tv-start-time-channel-jake-tapper-jesse-watters-20201022.html |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Inquirer.com |date=October 22, 2020 }}</ref> morning talk show host [[Kelly Ripa]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2018 |title=Kelly Ripa starts Eagles chant on her talk show |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/Article/Eagles-Super-Bowl-Kelly-Ripa-starts-Eagles-chant-on-her-talk-show-114503788/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Philadelphia Eagles }}</ref> TV personality [[Jim Cramer]],<ref name="o652">{{cite web | last=Lenihan | first=Rob | title=Jim Cramer Can't Resist Shot at Giants Ahead of Eagles Playoff Matchup | website=TheStreet | date=January 20, 2023 | url=https://www.thestreet.com/investing/jim-cramer-cant-resist-shot-at-giants-ahead-of-eagles-playoff-matchup | access-date=August 4, 2024 }}</ref> and soccer star [[Carli Lloyd]], the latter of whom also appeared at a joint practice of the Eagles with the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in 2019 where she nailed a 55-yard field goal attempt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesbitt |first=Andy |date=August 20, 2019 |title=U.S. women's soccer legend Carli Lloyd absolutely drilled a 55-yard FG at Eagles practice |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/08/20/soccer-legend-carli-lloyd-absolutely-drilled-a-55yard-fg-at-eagles-practice/39988605/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=USA TODAY }}</ref> One week later, during an international [[Friendly match|friendly]] pitting the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] against [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]] at Lincoln Financial Field, Lloyd celebrated scoring a goal by doing the "E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!" chant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reineking |first=Jim |date=August 29, 2019 |title=Carli Lloyd celebrates goal with Philadelphia Eagles' 'Fly Eagles Fly', 'it's good' FG sign |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/08/29/carli-lloyd-eagles-fan-fly-eagles-fly-goal-celebration/2158508001/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=USA TODAY }}</ref> The United States ultimately won that match 4–0.

The Eagles also have famous fans from outside of the United States, which include Australian professional wrestler [[Grayson Waller]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/graysonwallerwwe/reel/CwArDdhtEtj/?hl=en |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/graysonwallerwwe/p/DF3rL9rvwHe/?img_index=1 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-29 |title=‘Swamp donkeys’: Aussie WWE star Grayson Waller ignites war with Taylor Swift and her fans |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/wwe/swamp-donkeys-aussie-wwe-star-grayson-waller-ignites-war-with-taylor-swift-and-her-fans/news-story/e7336f8ad5116ee880127867b8356938 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> who currently wrestles in American pro wrestling promotion [[WWE]] ([[WrestleMania XL]], which was held at Lincoln Financial Field itself, saw Waller don Eagles-themed ring gear<ref>{{Cite web |last2=Mullin |first1=Gabriela |last1=Carroll |first2=Matt |date=2024-04-08 |title=All the Philly references from both nights of WrestleMania, from Jason Kelce to the Mummers |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sports/wrestlemania-40-philly-jason-kelce-mummers-eagles-orchestra-20240408.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.inquirer.com |language=en}}</ref>), and [[Andrea Bain]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xIGlYK5n0 |title=Super Bowl Rematch Sparks Online Outrage {{!}} The Social |date=2025-01-27 |last=The Social CTV |access-date=2025-04-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09l1U0kwOi8 |title=Jalen Hurts' Most Iconic Quotes – Inspiring or Cringe? {{!}} The Social |date=2025-02-05 |last=The Social CTV |access-date=2025-04-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> a Canadian talk show host best known for her work as one of the four hosts of the lifestyle talk show ''[[The Social (talk show)|The Social]]'' on Canadian network [[CTV Television Network|CTV]].

===Bad behavior===
Along with their [[Ultras|fierce devotion]], Eagles fans have [[hooliganism|a reputation for bad behavior]] and [[violence in sports|sports-related violence]], especially when the team plays its rivals.<ref name="anderson20021029">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/sports/sports-of-the-times-to-eagles-shockey-is-public-enemy-no-1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |title=To Eagles, Shockey Is Public Enemy No. 1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=December 23, 2012 |last=Anderson |first=Dave |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302193329/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/sports/sports-of-the-times-to-eagles-shockey-is-public-enemy-no-1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the most famous incidents occurred in the 1968 season when fans of the struggling 2–11 Eagles [[Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident|pelted snowballs at an incarnation of Santa Claus]] during a halftime Christmas celebration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Matthew |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Only in Philadelphia: A look back on the day Eagles fans booed Santa at Franklin Field |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/12/penn-football-franklin-field-eagles-santa |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=The Daily Pennsylvanian }}</ref>

In 2006, [[HarperCollins]] published ''If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer?'', a book by Jereé Longman, in which he describes the fans of the [[700 Level]] at [[Veterans Stadium]] as having a reputation for "[[crowd abuse|hostile taunting]], fighting, public urination and general strangeness."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Longman |first=Jeré |title=If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer? |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |year=2006 |location=New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5LjeHAAACAAJ |isbn=978-0-06-084373-1 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105135524/https://books.google.com/books?id=5LjeHAAACAAJ |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 1997 game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in Philadelphia featured so many incidents that, beginning at the following home game, the Eagles appointed a judge, [[Seamus McCaffery]], to preside over a temporary courtroom at the stadium; 20 suspects came before him that day.{{r|anderson20021029}} Fan behavior improved after the team's move to Lincoln Financial Field, and "Eagles Court" ended in December 2003.<ref name="ap20031206">{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/06/eagles.court.ap/ |title=Court at Eagles' games is out of session Sunday |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 6, 2003 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212035014/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/06/eagles.court.ap/ |archive-date=December 12, 2012 }}</ref>

During a January 2025 home playoff game against the [[Green Bay Packers]], an Eagles fan shouted obscenities at a woman wearing Packers gear; the incident went viral online, leading to the Eagles fan losing his job and receiving a ban from the stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=2025-01-15 |title=Eagles Fan Loses Job at D.E.I. Firm After Misogynistic Attack on Packers Fan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/us/eagles-fan-taunts-banned-job-loss.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>