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The iconic Empire State Building glowed in Philadelphia Eagles' green after the Birds beat the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game.
And, the folks over at the legendary skyscraper were not too happy about it. Posting to X, "I’m sorry I have to do this -- Shining in @Eagles colors in honor of their NFC Championship win."
I’m sorry I have to do this
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) January 26, 2025
Shining in @Eagles colors in honor of their NFC Championship win pic.twitter.com/QNTh6fpteV
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The skyscraper also added on Jan. 26, 2025, "We will light for the AFC Championship at the conclusion of that game."
It's tradition for the Empire State Building to glow in the colors of the teams that win the NFL's conference championship games as part of its "Tower Lights" program. The same thing happened two years ago after the Eagles made the Super Bowl.
But, the folks running social media for the towering building surely couldn't have loved it being in Eagles green, not only because the Birds are NFC East rivals with the New York Giants, but that the Giants let star running back Saquon Barkley run to the Eagles in the offseason and then dash for more than 2,000 regular season rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns Sunday night.
The official NFL Memes account on X summed it up like this: "Imagine being a Giants fan..."
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Imagine being a Giants fan having to watch Saquon Barkley make it to the Super Bowl and you turn the TV off in your $5000/month 32 square foot apartment only to see the Empire State Building lit up in Eagles colors pic.twitter.com/2eMH6vulXh
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 27, 2025
Thank you New York from all of Philadelphia Eagles nation.
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