Perhaps it was NFL Films that said it best. Prior to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ march through the most recent NFL Playoffs, the greatest underdog story in the history of ‘The City of Brotherly Love’ was a work of fiction. Rocky Balboa wouldn’t have been the same character if he had been from anywhere else in the country.
Philly watched over and over in film after film as ‘The Italian Stallion’ reached deep inside himself and found ways to perform past his skill level, topple foes that he had no business beating and win at the highest level in the sport he competed in.