Cigars, confetti and brotherly love: Eagles celebrate Super Bowl victory with open-air bus parade through Philadelphia

After almost a year of hard work, it’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles and their adoring fans to enjoy the moment.

After almost a year of hard work, it’s time for the Philadelphia Eagles and their adoring fans to enjoy the moment. Following their dominant 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, the Eagles held their celebratory open-air bus parade through the streets of Philadelphia on Friday. Although the parade officially began at 11 a.m. ET, footage on the NFL’s official X account showed huge crowds of people already lining the streets at 7 a.m. ET. All ages were able to get involved, too, as all schools were closed Friday following an announcement on the official X account of the School District of Philadelphia. The tour saw Eagles players and staff make their way from Lincoln Financial Field to the famous steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in green buses with “World Champions,” “Thank you fans” and “Go Birds” emblazoned on the side. With the city prepared to welcome a million people, fans lined the streets of the City of Brotherly Love to honor their victorious players, cheering them on as the stars of the team – and owner Jeffrey Lurie – paraded the Lombardi Trophy aloft in celebration. Leading the festivities was quarterback and Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts, who wore a hoodie saying “Love, Hurts” – particularly fitting on Valentine’s Day – and smoked a cigar.