2017 Eagles named among best teams in history by NFL Films
The NFL has gone all-in when it comes to celebrating its 100th season. Its latest countdown celebrated the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles as one of the best teams of all time.
Whenever a team is held up by the league as one of its all-time greats, it’s an honor worthy of celebration. That was the case for the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles this past week, as they were named the 36th best team in league history by NFL Films. The story of the resilient underdogs that captivated the nation and brought the Lombardi Trophy home to Philadelphia for the very first time was given the well-deserved spotlight during NFL Films’ latest “100 Greatest” countdown.
The 2017 Eagles were described as a “team of destiny”, with NFL Network‘s Kyle Brandt of Good Morning Football going as far as to say the team turned him from a skeptic to a believer that made him “believe in destiny”. The host of Mad Money, Jim Kramer, brought a personal and emotional point of view to the team’s victory, saying “I was wearing my dad’s army jacket”.
The full clip from the countdown can be viewed here courtesy of the official NFL Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1192997435452211202
The importance Kramer put on his father’s jacket was a testament to how crucial this victory was for Eagles fans everywhere. The Super Bowl wasn’t just another game for the die-hard supporters of the team. It was a generational barrier to their greatness, and they desperately wanted to knock that wall down. Fathers had introduced their sons to the team, and some had passed on without ever seeing Philly win the Lombardi Trophy.
The 2017 Eagles adopted the gritty underdog persona of the city and the fan base that loved them, and they overcame the greatest dynasty of the 21st century in the ultimate David vs. Goliath story.
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Philly’s 2017 Eagles team’s placement among the greatest teams in league history is well warranted (and possibly even underrated at number 36), and they are a team that will live on forever as legends in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. They’re a group that will be remembered as one of the NFL’s best-ever courtesy of this countdown.