Pops Stargell
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On a bizarre day when the Philadelphia Eagles were snowed out, they celebrated an NFC East championship.
The NFL moved the Vikings at Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of a blizzard that could dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
The game -- the first on a Tuesday since 1946 -- will be played at 8 p.m. EST., and televised nationally by NBC.
Sidelined by the storm, the Eagles went home and watched the Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 45-17. That gave Philadelphia its first division title since 2006 and sixth in 12 seasons under coach Andy Reid.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2 p.m. EST Sunday.
"We are urging all Philadelphians, please be careful, please be safe," the mayor told reporters in a news conference at City Hall on Sunday morning.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20101226_Nutter_activates_snow_emergency_plan.html
The decision to postpone the game came shortly after noon -- before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia.
The NFL moved the Vikings at Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of a blizzard that could dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
The game -- the first on a Tuesday since 1946 -- will be played at 8 p.m. EST., and televised nationally by NBC.
Sidelined by the storm, the Eagles went home and watched the Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 45-17. That gave Philadelphia its first division title since 2006 and sixth in 12 seasons under coach Andy Reid.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2 p.m. EST Sunday.
"We are urging all Philadelphians, please be careful, please be safe," the mayor told reporters in a news conference at City Hall on Sunday morning.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20101226_Nutter_activates_snow_emergency_plan.html
The decision to postpone the game came shortly after noon -- before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia.
