Philadelphia was awash in green on Valentine鈥檚 Day to celebrate its Super Bowl champions.
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans cheer during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans wait before the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans hold up a cutout of a smiling Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, and a frowning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A Philadelphia Eagles fan holds up a sign during the Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans wait before the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Players and coaches celebrate during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley celebrates during the NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles' Brandon Graham holds up the Lombardi Trophy alongside team owner Jeffrey Lurie, left, during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A fan waves a flag from atop a lamp post during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts celebrates during the NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans climb atop a box truck to get a better view during the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A fan holds up mock Vince Lombardi trophies and cheers during the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A fan hangs from a lamp post during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni holds up the Lombardi trophy as he speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
AP Photo/Chris Szagola
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans listen at the base of the Philadelphia Art Museum during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
AP Photo/Chris Szagola
APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts holds up the Lombardi trophy as he speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown reacts as he holds up the Lombardi Trophy during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman holds up the Lombardi trophy as he speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans look on during the national anthem during the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans looks on as a bus carrying players passes by during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Weston Griffith, of Dover Del. awaits the start of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
Super Bowl-Eagles Football Philadelphia Eagles fans wait for the arrival of their team at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
AP Photo/Chris Szagola
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
CORRECTION Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football CORRECTS SURNAME TO MAHOMES - Fans bring out a roasted pig that has #15 depicting Kansas City Chief's QB Patrick Mahomes, as they gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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CORRECTION Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football CORRECT SPELLING OF SURNAME Fans bring out a roasted pig that has #15 depicting Kansas City Chief's QB Patrick Mahomes, as they gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
CORRECTION Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football CORRECT SPELLING OF SURNAME Fans bring out a roasted pig that has #15 depicting Kansas City Chief's QB Patrick Mahomes, as they gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Football The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is cordoned off in view of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 as workers make preparations for the upcoming Philadelphia Eagles NFL Super Bowl 59 football victory celebration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans arrive before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football The statue at Love Park has "Hurts" added as fans gather before the start of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Julius Banks at Logan Circle greets fans before the start of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans climb up on a tree as they wait before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans arrive before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A Philadelphia Eagles fan holds up a sign during the Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans wait before the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football A couple kiss as fans wait before the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
APTOPIX Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football Fans take pictures as they arrive before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥 Philadelphia was awash in green on Valentine鈥檚 Day to celebrate its .
Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took turns hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the start of the team’s victory parade through the City of Brotherly Love.
Many fans camped out along the parade route overnight, huddling under blankets and in tents to secure prime spots near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the Eagles took the stage on the 鈥 鈥 steps.
鈥淵ou know I told myself that when I got drafted, that I wouldn鈥檛 come to the 鈥楻ocky鈥 steps until I won a championship,鈥 Hurts said. 鈥淎nd now we鈥檙e here.鈥
A few rowdy fans lobbed beer cans to players riding on the open-air buses, and a wayward throw smacked Eagles in the forehead.
鈥淚 bleed for this city,鈥 Roseman said later during the celebration.
Other fans decked out in Eagles jerseys climbed trees and light poles, perched themselves atop ladders and clung to a statue of Benjamin Franklin near City Hall to get a glimpse of record-setting running back and Cooper DeJean, the rookie defensive back who ran into the end zone on his 22nd birthday.
鈥淭his team is special. We can鈥檛 be great without the greatness of others, and that certainly applies to our fans,鈥 head coach Nick Sirianni said.
Barkley, along with many other players, hopped off the buses to walk along the parade route and exchange high-fives with fans who pressed against teetering barricades.
Jordan Jaindl, who couldn’t make it to the 2018 parade after the Eagles won their first Super Bowl, wasn’t going to miss this one, bringing his wife and three daughters from Binghamton, New York. This team, he said, was the embodiment of the city.
鈥淭heir work ethic,鈥 he said. 鈥淗ow they have to grind for each win. We have to grind here in Philly.鈥
Fans showed up with grocery carts stocked with food and booze, while a few stayed warm in a hotel, sipping champagne. One group roasted a pig with the number 鈥15鈥 carved into the side 鈥 a final shot at Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Eagles, despite being underdogs, dominated the Chiefs in the big game last Sunday, shutting them out in the first half before finishing with a 40-22 victory.
鈥淚鈥檓 so happy you didn鈥檛 have to go through a nail-biter game,鈥 veteran defensive end Brandon Graham said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about us being gritty. We鈥檙e going to stay gritty.”
Earlier this week Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city leaders implored the team鈥檚 exuberant fans and keep the mood festive.
鈥淚n the midst of all this beauty, all of the sacrifices this team has made to meet this moment, we don鈥檛 want it to all go by the wayside,鈥 the mayor said.
Just weeks ago a college falling from a street pole after the Eagles won the NFC championship game. And a year ago, a left one person dead and nearly two dozen wounded.
Two women were shot in the legs Friday during an argument with another person near the parade, police said, but it was not clear exactly where it took place or whether it had any connection to the celebration.
There was a large police presence along the route, which stretched from South Philadelphia, where the Eagles play, all the way to City Hall and on to the art museum.
Dump trucks and heavy equipment blocked many side streets, and city schools, courts and other agencies closed for the parade.
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Seewer reported from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press journalists Matt Rourke in Philadelphia, Bruce Shipkowski in Toms River, New Jersey, and Steve Megargee in Milwaukee contributed.