The Empire State Constructing within the coronary heart of New York Metropolis lit up inexperienced Sunday night time to point out help for the Philadelphia Eagles after the workforce received the NFC Championship and earned a spot in Tremendous Bowl LVII.
The concept one of the iconic buildings on the planet, with the New York Giants and New York Jets taking part in of their yard, would go inexperienced to help a rival did not sit effectively with some soccer followers.
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![Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts walks on the field after the NFL Championship NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/640/320/Jalen-Hurts14.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts walks on the sphere after the NFL Championship NFL soccer recreation between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia.
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The backlash began instantly on social media.
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The Eagles defeated the 49ers, 31-7, to return to the Tremendous Bowl, which is able to happen on February 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and might be seen on FOX.
![January 29, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates with offensive lineman Lane Johnson (65) and wide receiver AJ Brown (11) during the presentation of the NFC Championship trophy after the victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/640/320/Eagles-fan3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
January 29, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates with offensive lineman Lane Johnson (65) and broad receiver AJ Brown (11) throughout the presentation of the NFC Championship trophy after the victory over the San Francisco 49ers within the NFC Championship recreation at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
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Philadelphia was propelled to victory by touchdowns from Jalen Hurts, Miles Sanders and Boston Scott. All three gamers scored dashing touchdowns, and Sanders had two of these scores.
Hurts, an NFL MVP candidate, was 15 of 25 with 121 yards passing. He additionally had 39 yards on 11 carries with a landing. Kenneth Gainwell led the Eagles in dashing yards with 48. Sanders had 42 and Scott had 21.
![January 29, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate after their victory against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/640/320/Eagles-fan2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
January 29, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles followers have a good time after their victory towards the San Francisco 49ers within the NFC Championship Sport at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
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DeVonta Smith led the Eagles in receiving with two catches for 36 yards. AJ Brown had 4 catches for 28 yards.
Issues did not get any higher for the social media workforce after the Empire State Constructing account tweeted that it modified its shade to purple to help the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs who defeated the Cincinnati Bengals to win the AFC Championship.
Within the closing moments, Patrick Mahomes galloped for a primary down and picked up extra yards after being pushed to the bottom when he was already out of bounds.
It arrange a subject objective for Harrison Butker’s reception.
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Kansas Metropolis received the sport 23-20.