Since the journey to Super Bowl quarterback started in the Philly area for Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, it's only natural that students at his former schools show their support before Sunday's showdown with the Patriots.
At Penn Charter School, which Ryan quarterbacked before going on to Boston College, students held pep rallies.
Farther west in Exton, where Ryan grew up, students and staff at his former elementary school, Sts. Philip & James, lined up in the shape of Ryan's No. 2 to honor the 1999 graduate.