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Eagles Fans Start Early Tailgate For Thursday Season Opener

Eagles fans have been waiting for this day for months, and some were so eager to celebrate the Birds that they began tailgating Wednesday.

Football fans tailgate before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Philadelphia.
Football fans tailgate before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles fans are champing at the bit to watch the Birds take on the Dallas Cowboys (obligatory "Dallas sucks") Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

And some fans are so eager that their tailgate festivities began as early as Wednesday night.

Check out photos and videos of Eagles fans who, as of 8:50 a.m. Thursday, are already getting into tailgating fun before the 8:19 p.m. kickoff:

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