City of Philadelphia - File #: 230088

• File #: 230088
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/9/2023
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/9/2023
• Title: Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their National Football Conference Championship Win, and Challenging the City Council of Kansas City to a bet that the Eagles will beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Driscoll, Councilmember Lozada, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Phillips, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Harrity, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Vaughn

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/9/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
2/9/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their National Football Conference Championship Win, and Challenging the City Council of Kansas City to a bet that the Eagles will beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

Body
WHEREAS, On January 29, 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles took a commanding lead during the first quarter of the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game, and defeated the San Francisco 49ers with a 31-7 win, and

WHEREAS, The Eagles had immense success during the 2022 Season with a dominating 16 wins on their way to the Super Bowl; and

WHEREAS, The Eagles Head Coach, Nick Sirianni, was hired in 2021, and took his team to the first round of the playoffs during his first season. In 2022, Sirianni's passion and determination led him and the Eagles to a 14-3 W/L record during the regular season, resounding wins in the play-offs, an NFC Championship, and a trip to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for the Super Bowl; and

WHEREAS, Eagles Quarterback, Jalen Hurts, has been with the team since 2020 and became their starter towards the end of his rookie year. Jalen led the team to the playoffs during the 2021 season and was instrumental in their current championship run. This season, Hurts suffered a painful shoulder injury during a game against the Chicago Bears, but he did not let that stop him. He triumphantly returned during the final game of the regular season to defeat the Giants 23-16 to clinch the No.1 seed in the NFC. During the 2022 season, Hurts passed for 3,701 yards and threw 22 touchdowns; and

WHEREAS, Eagles Center, Jason Kelce, had a dominating season in 2022. From his position on the offensive line, Kelce allowed zero sacks during the entire season. Kelce has played for the Eagles since 2011, and in that time, he has consecutively started in 139 regular season games. In addition, Kelce is remembered for giving one of the most legendary speeches in Philadelphia sports history from the steps of the art museum during ...