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The Roots will play at halftime during Eagles-Vikings game

The Eagles announced Thursday night that The Roots will play at halftime during the NFC Championship game Sunday.

The team took to Twitter with a short video of the Philadelphia hometown band performing the Eagles’ victory song, “Fly, Eagles, Fly.”

“Three-time Grammy Award winners, @theroots, are warming up for their halftime performance during Sunday’s NFC Championship Game! #FlyEaglesFly,” the organization tweeted.

The fan reaction in the replies to the tweet was overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

“This just brought a huge smile to my face! Thank you to the Roots, one of my favorite bands for nearly 30 years,” wrote user @GDubU493.