The Philadelphia Eagles are the NFL champions. They defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In doing so, they cemented themselves as the new America’s Team.
It’s a moniker that has belonged to the Dallas Cowboys since 1978 after an NFL Films producer first referred to the team by the trendy nickname. However, the Dallas Cowboys have not won a championship in nearly 30 years, since the Super Bowl after the 1995 season in February 1996. Given this lack of success and, quite frankly, relevance, it’s time to anoint another franchise as America’s Team, and there’s no better option than the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Consider the franchise’s name and the city it is from. Both are
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