eagles! >> philadelphia getting ready for what could be a historic celebration. and a 75-year-old grandmother getting inked for the birds tonight. superbowl buzz doesn't get anymore intense than this. i'm erin coleman live in the nbc 10 studios in philadelphia. tonight jim rosenfield and jacqueline london are live in minneapolis. hey, guys. >> reporter: hello, erin. we are two days out from what could be the biggest night in philadelphia sports history. >> reporter: going to take a live look at u.s. bank stadium here in minneapolis, home of superbowl lii and, of course, we all hope this is the site of the eagles' very first superbowl win. >> reporter: today eagles' quarterback nick foles and his teammates held their final full practice before their throwdown with the patriots. they focused on the red zone and scoring tuesday tuesdays. we have a show for you tonight from philadelphia to minneapolis. let's begin our team coverage with nbc 10 steven fisher live

at the mall of america. the feelings are turning the city green tonight. look at that. >> reporter: jacquelin, when we got here to minneapolis earlier this week there was still a lot of purple around here, but that purple is fading and that eagles' green is taking over. >> go birds. >> reporter: eagles' nation is well-represented for superbowl lii here in minneapolis. >> we're getting close. i think the excitement is starting to build. you can see it around here now. >> throughout the day i've seen more and more eagles' fans show up. >> reporter: to eagles' fans like father joseph campalone were here yelling at the lombardi trophy, telling it -- >> you are coming back with the eagles. >> i experienced looking at a trophy coming back to philadelphia this sunday. >> reporter: even the birds' good luck charm, challenger the bald eagle who flies across the link on sunday is in the twin cities for the superbowl. >> everybody loves the eagles, no matter if they're a patriots

fan, but an nfl fan. >> reporter: we went around and asked who they want to win the superbowl. >> i clearly want the eagles to win the superbowl because the patriots they cheat. >> dilly philly. >> reporter: why? >> because patriots, they cheat. >> i'm from iowa. if i had to pick someone to win the super bolles i would probably pick the eagles. >> i'm from mexico but i live in minnesota. i expect the eagles. >> i would have to go with the eagles. i am from wisconsin. >> reporter: we have the american symbol as the logo. >> we're america's team, we bleed green. we're the eagles. >> reporter: yes, we are the eagles, and these fans are proudly supporting their team from philadelphia. jim and jacqueline, back to you. >> great to see all of that love and spirit for our eagles. thanks, steven. meantime, back in philadelphia they are getting set for what could be pure pandemonium if the eagles win this. >> reporter: the entire city is

lit, lit for the eagles that is. our live cameras are showing you what we're talking, boathouses, the wells fargo center, the ben franklin bridge and university city, all shining in green right now. >> reporter: let's continue our team coverage with nbc 10 brandon hudson. brandon, the city is ready for sunday to get here already. >> reporter: yeah, jim and jacqueline, the focus over the next 48 hours is the crowds. we have seen barriers like this and parking signs up and down broad street and other parts of the city where crowds are expected to celebrate. along south broad street there's traffic, wind and a calm. but a storm is brewing, not just the one expected in sunday's weather forecast. crowds of thousands will storm broad sheet if the eagles win superbowl lii. just like they did after the nfc championship game. michael hughes can't wait. >> reporter: if they win are you going to join the crowd? >> definitely.

i will be ready to celebrate. >> reporter: philly police will be ready, too. they issued warning letters to drivers parked in the immediatean on south broad saying it is off limits sunday. they will have help from the streets department. >> we are about business but also about the business of allowing people to celebrate as long as it is peaceful. >> reporter: police expects crowds along main street, temple university and in mayfair. police said more than 10,000 fans party at frankfurt and cotman to weeks ago. barriers are in place on broad at the intersection. some crowds are forming at the grocery store where last minute party shopping was completed. >> what did you like in the grocery store right now? >> man, looks like everybody is getting ready for a big win, that's what it looks like. >> reporter: temple university students received an alert

saying there will be a bigger police presence on campus sunday "the tonig night. they were advised not to park along north bround aad and to a the side streets connected to broad. let's go back to minnesota with jim and jacqueline. >> i'm sure everyone will adhere to the rules, brandon. last week we told you about a life-long eagles' fan who got the surprise of a lifetime, two free tickets to the big game. >> nbc 10's britney shipp and eagles legend brian westbrook surprised john with those tickets at his house. he's been a season ticket holder for the last 25 years. today britney met up with john here in minnesota. he said he has been waiting for this moment all week. >> every once in a while i would start to get all excited and say, calm down, you still got a week. now it is just i can't wait, just can't wait for this. >> john is taking his best friend to the big game.

they've been going to eagles' games together for the last 25 years. how great is that? >> it is a good partnership. by now the eagles have finalized most of their game plan for the patriots. >> john clark from nbc sports philadelphia takes us inside their last practice, plus he talks to coach pedersen about what might happen if they win on sunday. >> reporter: hey, the eagles wrapped up their final practice of the week on friday and they only have one walk-through to go on saturday at u.s. bank stadium where they're going to play the superbowl. they want to get used to it. take a look at the final practice. good news, tim jernigan was back after missing the last two days with an illness. everybody is healthy. everybody is ready to go. doug pedersen sat down with nbc's tony dungee and he described what it would be like for the birds to bring the superbowl strove back to philly. >> oh, man. oh. i think we saw a glimpse of it after the conference

championship game, but if we -- if we can somehow pull off the miracle and win this, this final game of this season, the city might put up statues of everybody. >> reporter: that would be amazing. and after the final practice of the week, doug pedersen had a private moment with his players and he told them to remember this journey they've been on, play for each other and have fun. these opportunities don't come along every day. in minneapolis, minnesota, i'm john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. >> boy, that's an understatement, right, about the opportunities. >> savor that moment. >> reporter: we all know that eagles fans love to do that eagles' chant. we have heard it just about everywhere we go. seems not everyone loves hearing it. >> in fact, security at the mall of america has been clamping down on fans who can't seem to stop spelling out their team name. we found a lot of fans showing

birds' pride today. one family rented a car and made the 21-hour trip yesterday. >> when they beat minnesota the way they did, i told my wife we had to go to minnesota. >> i'm very excited for my husband mainly because i just know that our entire man cave is philadelphia eagles. he lives and breathes it. >> reporter: one family told us they spent more than $20,000 to go to the game, and they say it will be worth every penny. nbc 10, your official eagles' station is your home for superbowl lii. this is the only place you can see the game, and it is your source for the most behind-the-scenes access. >> and on superbowl sunday our coverage will be so epic, we need two channels to cover it all. after the game you will see "this is us" here on nbc 10. but if you want nonstop eagles coverage, switch over to our cozi channel after the game. it is comcast 248, and over the

air at 10.2. >> back in philadelphia, we are in for a superbowl sunday soaker, and your neighborhood could even get snow. >> for that let's bring in first alert chief meteorologist tammy susan. >> it looks like some of us will get rain, some will get snow. not going to be quite as cold as you two in the twin cities, but let's start sunday morning at 8:00. you've gotten out of bed, you're so excited, this is it, it is the day, you're going to make your plans. we don't have any rain or snow in the area yet. winds have turned to the south. temperatures are either side of the freezing mark across the area, clouds are in place. now, by noon we do start to see a mix across the lehigh valley, snow in the poke knows aconos. even into the lehigh valley we warm up a bit. the mix continuing there. by kickoff we could get periods of heavy rain across the philadelphia area. snow continues in the poconos, and by 10:30 all of this is out

of here. here's what you're looking at. temperatures are going to range from the 30s across philadelphia to the 40s across jersey and delaware we're going to see a rain/snow mix. roads will be slippery, so please take it easy and plan ahead if you are partying. >> superbowl coverage continues. so many stories you haven't seen yet. >> a 74-year-old grandmother is making her love for the eagles permanent tonight. the bet she lost with her grand kids that mid her get this tattoo. we're not kidding. plus -- >> no, no, no. >> reporter: a south jersey girl goes viral. she panics thinking she missed the whole superbowl after getting hir wisdom teeth pulled. the surprise the eagles are giving her tonight. >> plus, we catch up with kevin hart right here in superbowl city tonight. his prediction for sunday's

game. >> and nfl commissioner roger goodell, what he has to say about players using the sport to make their own public stance. nbc 10, your official station of the philadelphia eagles is the only place to watch the superbowl. and for a game this big you need two channels to do it right. now after the game you can watch "this is us" is on nbc 10 or get more football with nbc 10's nonstop coverage of the superbowl live on cozi with the biggest parties, post-game interviews and celebrations from philly and minneapolis, on air, online and on your app. watch nbc 10 or cozi right after the game.

♪ back here live in minneapolis. we are running into countless die-hard eagles' fans. >> but back home in bucks county a grandma is rocking a new eagles' tattoo. can you believe this? she delivered on a superbowl bet this afternoon. >> nbc 10's erin baskerville went along with her to the tattoo shot. >> i'll die before -- >> it is a teaching moment coming from this chair at the black sparrow tattoo shop in bristol. it is a lesson 75-year-old grandmother ann little is eager to finish. >> compare it to giving birth. it is about the same. >> reporter: she is now being inked with an eagles' tattoo after losing a bet with her ten

grand kids. if the team made it to the big game, she would deliver on the wager. >> remember, any time you think about not keeping your word, think of this. >> reporter: her daughter and granddaughter were on hand to witness this moment in family history. they remember a time when the woman in the chair was furious when they got tattoos of their own. >> you know, heather, when your mom got a tattoo, i nearly killed her. >> reporter: now the roles are reversed, and with each stroke they laughed and took photos of the granny with nowhere to go. >> now you are a gang member. >> yeah. >> bird gang. >> reporter: so after 45 minutes, little was able to finally see the tattoo. it is an eagle with a bible verse that talks about soaring above. >> it was sore but it was nothing you can't put up with for a few minutes. i would definitely do it again. >> wow, already talking about another one, huh? >> oh, i don't know. that's just a saying people say.

>> reporter: as she told us, never go back on your word. aaron baskerville, "nbc 10 news." >> she really kept her word. now her grand kids will always have to do the same. >> she is one brave grandma. >> she is. didn't flinch it seemed like at all. >> good for her. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell is already here in minneapolis. >> and today i caught up with him and asked about players using the football field as a platform to bring about social change. >> the owners and players come together with unprecedented dialogue and created platforms where we can get back and focus on how we get the platform and let the great game of football also speak. >> reporter: of. >> i asked the commissioner for a superbowl prediction. all he would say is he hopes for a great game. playing it down the middle as you would expect from him. >> have to be careful. >> one eagles' fan thought she missed seeing the eagles in the superbowl after she woke up from wisdom teeth surgery. >> this is hilarious. the video went viral and it got

her two free tickets to the superbowl. >> did i miss the superbowl? >> no, no, no, the superbowl -- >> oh, my god. >> no. >> after seeing the video of hailey parks, well, the eagles reached out to the south jersey native and offered her a pair of tickets to the game. hailey tells us she will be taking her dad who posted the video online. people cannot stop talking about it. >> and i can't stop watching that video. >> she was devastated. >> i know. all right. much more ahead from us in minnesota. >> but first a check on the weather back in philadelphia with first alert chief meteorologist tammy souza. >> you know what? you guys have notched up a degree, that's good news. in minneapolis right now it is 10 degrees. it was 9 a few hours ago and he feels like 1 below zero. here is what we had in philadelphia today. 42 in mill vil. you are saying when was that because it felt so much cold erm.

it was early in the day. 21 in philadelphia, 6 in pocono, dover 21 degrees. when you factor in the wind, this is the windchill. it feels like 12 below zero in pocono, blue bell 13, philadelphia feels like 9 degrees, ma lena 9 and remember h rehoboth beegt 14. we're having to deal with the nasty windchill. park side down to 19. society hill 22. chestnut hill 19. summerton 18. we'll drop a few more degrees before you wake up tomorrow morning meaning we have baiter cold saturday. we will have a superbowl soaker and we will have super slippery roads on sunday if you are headed around to parties or to visit people during the superbowl. all of the snow from this morning is gone. it was a quick burst of snow. a little clipper making its

waugh through the midwest, but the one we're watching for sunday is diving through montana. it is going to arrive here it looks like perhaps about midday on sunday. right now we have west winds, it will be fiercely cold in single digits. clouds increase late tomorrow. by noon on sunday we are into the 40s across much of the area. snow and mix across the lehigh valley and into the poconos. suburbs, delaware and the jersey shore we are looking at rain. some could be period also of heavy rain as well before it moves out right after the game, of course. and then we start to cool down. any water standing outside could freeze, so it could be treacherous driving after the game. monday is just going to be chilly but clear day out there. here is your neighborhood weather. 17 in philadelphia, 15 in south jersey, 17 for all of you in della war. we will see mainly clear skies

for tomorrow. we will see bright sunshine. it will be bitterly cold to start, 34 in philadelphia, jersey shore at 32. clouds moving in in the afternoon. your ten-day on 10. it doesn't get too, too warm but at least we get above average on sunday. we get up to 43. again, we fall off at night, get down to in the low 30s, and things start to freeze. up to 36 on monday. we're looking at 40 on tuesday. more rain comes in wednesday. this is going to start as rain, near 50 degrees but temperatures will fall throughout the day and we could see it transition to snow early on thursday. we are hoping maybe a victory parade somewhere in here, so we will keep a close eye on the middle part of the week. friday 37. by the time we get into next weekend we go right back in to a wintery mix. >> philadelphia funny man kevin hart is supporting his eagles in minneapolis tonight. up next, we catch up with him as he makes a bold prediction about

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♪ comedian and philly native kevin hart here in minneapolis tonight. nbc 10 asked him for a prediction on sunday's game, and he seemed, well, pretty confident. >> game prediction, buddy, game prediction. >> 86-3. >> he also posted this picture on instagram with his eagles' jersey, ready to root on the birds. >> they suited up for the game today at avington hospital, newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit were treated to eagles' green. they may not remember sunday's game of course, but they will surely grow up to love the birds. teach them young. >> that's right. well, our live superbowl

coverage continues next with danny pomels from nbc sports philadelphia. >> hey. good to have your team in sync heading to the big game. we will hear from nicky foles coming up and pederson tells us the message he had for foles and the rest of the eagles when carson wentz went down. all of that and more up next. this is so exciting, dave! hey gus, meet tucker... .

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♪ this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity, x-1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. good to see you again. danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia with you. doug pedersen may only be in his second season, but his aggressive play calling even after carson wentz went down a big reason the eagles are one of the last two teams standing. >> he's an aggressive coach but he's also a smart coach. he wants to keep the defense off

balance and he does a good job of that. every time a play comes in i understand what he's looking for, why he's calling the play. i think it is something that fires up the team, knowing we have a head coach that's aggressive play caller. so everyone just plays that, you know, plays aggressive. >> so the birds are healthy heading into the superbowl, other than carson wentz obviously. john clark has more on how the birds managed to carry out with their star qb. >> reporter: doug pedersen reminded everybody when carson wentz went down nobody gave the eagles a shot. let's go back to that. two months ago when nick foles took over, doug pedersen sat down with nbc's tony dungy. you can see the interview pregame on nbc before the superbowl, and listen to doug describe the message that he had for the birds when they lost their leader. >> my oldest son sent me a picture. it was of me, bret favre in green bay. it was several years ago. but on the wall behind us was a

quote that says, "one man can make a difference, but a team can make a miracle." i was like, that's it. that's it. you know, the next day i brought that in and i put it up in front of the team. i says, guys, one man can make a difference, but a team can make this thing very, very special and can make a miracle. >> reporter: and doug's message has worked. since carson went down, the eagles in games where the starters played the entire way, they're 4-0 and nick foles has had one of the more unbelievable postseason performances by a quarterback. in minnesota covering the superbowl, john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. sixers and heat in south philly today. expected the play in back-to-back games for the first time. sixers were up 28 in the fourth quarter, but, man, the lead went down to five when finds simmons inside. it was the 100th win for greg brown. we'll be right back.

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♪ yeah, the city is lit. you are looking live at boathouse row lit up in green tonight for the birds. a beautiful shot. >> you know what? if the birds win could we see fireworks over boathouse row? >> i have a feeling they will do all of that, a great parade down broad street. >> all of the green we will see. now just two days away. imagine how the players are feeling right about now. >> i know. >> they got to get a good night's sleep for the next

couple of nights. >> they do. they have to relax and be loose and focus which i know they will. >> minneapolis is filling up with birds' fans. they're all around us. you see the green, you hear the eagles' chant. the city is filling up with those fans and they're ready for a victory party come sunday night. >> so many people came in town today for an extended three-day weekend. they're hoping for a superbowl victory weekend, of course. >> that will do it for us tonight in minneapolis, but our superbowl coverage is kicking into over drive for the weekend. >> we will be back here live tomorrow at 5:00 a.m., and on superbowl sunday we are bringing you eagles coverage all day long. have a good night. >> good night. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- james spader, camila cabello, comedian pete lee,