PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Eagles fans from the Allentown, Pa. area, down to Allentown, N. J., united on the Birds’ first-ever Black Friday gameday.<\/p>\n
“Thanksgiving games were always great,” Lucas Stengel, of West Deptford, N.J., said. “Black Friday, couldn’t ask for anything better on a Friday.”<\/p>\n
For Eagles fans, there’s no sweeter deal than a chance to watch their team play.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s awesome, I usually ski on Black Friday,” Matthew Cranston, from Allentown, New Jersey, said. “But I had to come out for the Birds today.”<\/p>\n
Fans all day were dressing the part: trading in Kelly Green for pitch black.<\/p>\n
“The thing is, I just bought a Kelly Green jacket like last week, and then I seen they post it’s going to be black,” Jared Austin, from New Castle, Delaware, said. “I feel it’s Black Friday, I get it, but I’m like dang.”<\/p>\n
Black or green \u2014 most dressed in layers. But the strong winds were no problem for the superfans.<\/p>\n
“We’re used to the cold in Philadelphia,” David Cam, from Lower Macungie, said. “It’s even colder in Allentown, so we’re used to it. We’ll be fine.”<\/p>\n
Tailgaters stayed warm at their grills.<\/p>\n
But among the typical tailgating cookouts, cornhole and commotion, one parking lot was even rowdier than the rest.<\/p>\n
And that’s because Jason Kelce, of the Eagles, and of Super Bowl fame, stopped by Lot K with his podcast, New Heights.<\/p>\n
“It’s great to be around people who just love the Eagles, love Kelce, love the family,” fan, Jim Bulgarelli, from Kennett Square, said. “It’s just great.”<\/p>\n
Like so many fans crammed in, straining to get a glimpse on their tip-toes, 69 News got some decent views from afar.<\/p>\n