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Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions
Case in point: Philadelphia Eagles (sans the below zero temps)
Final two home games of this past season, when the Eagles record going into those games was 4-10 and 4-11:
Keep in mind that Lincoln Financial Field has a seating capacity of 68,532 (69,144 with standing room only tickets).
Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: December 13
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,144
Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: December 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,144
Eagles fans have gotten a bad rep over the years, but one thing that can't be denied is their love of and loyalty to their team...winning or losing.
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That IS impressive - I don't deny that. But if they were playing teams not heading in the playoffs, like my Chargers or the Browns or something, not sure if there would have been that many in attendance. Redskins especially is a pretty obvious one with RG3, who pretty much had rookie of the year locked up. There's some sense of pride saying you saw a player like that in his rookie season (if he ends up having a long illustrious career).