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Fans Put 49ers T-Shirt on Philadelphia Rocky Statue Ahead of NFC Championship

Here are instructions for getting under another city’s skin ahead of an NFL playoff game.

Step one: Identify a film essential to the town's self-image. Say, Rocky, in the event your opponent happens to be the Eagles.

Step two: Draw a connection between that film's protagonist, the underdog boxer who surprises the reigning champ, and your own team's quarterback, the final pick in last year's NFL draft who rose from third on the depth chart to within a victory of the Super Bowl.

Step three: Locate a statue of Rocky in the shadow of one of the City of Brotherly Love's most recognizable landmarks — the Philadelphia Museum of Art.