The Philadelphia Eagles tried to make money by selling boxes of snow for $50 each to their fans, and it worked.
The team officially sold its souvenir snow pints at Lincoln Financial Field during the playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams this past Sunday. The Eagles won the game 28-22 in snowy conditions to advance to the NFC Championship Game. So the team commemorated the snow by collecting it, putting it in ice cream-style pints and selling it for $50.
It sold out in less than three hours.
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Fans watch in the snow during the fourth quarter between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The match recorded an attendance of 69,879 people. Many of these fans could have simply taken the snow from the stadium with them for free.
The conditions of the game are believed to have played a role in the outcome and benefited the Eagles, as Rams players committed multiple drops, fumbles and incomplete passes that appeared to have been impacted by snow.
The team claims its snow is the first-ever collection of authenticated snow tied to an NFL playoff victory and “sets a new standard in the world of sports.”
“The Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Los Angeles Rams on January 19, 2025 will forever be remembered as a snowy victory!” » read the product description on the team’s website.
“To commemorate this incredible feat, authenticated snow was collected directly from the end zone at Lincoln Financial Field immediately following the game. This is not a typical souvenir – it is a tangible, frozen snapshot of courage, the passion and determination that defined the iconic game. By preserving and authenticating the snow that surrounded this monumental game, fans are being offered a unique opportunity to connect with the playoff experience like never before.
While the Eagles organization has monetized snow, fans have a reputation for using it as a weapon.
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A general view of the interior of Lincoln Financial Field as snow falls during the second half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)
Former Dallas Cowboys star linebacker DeMarcus Ware told PK Press Club Digital that Eagles fans once threw battery-filled snowballs at his mother during a game his rookie year in 2005.
“My rookie season, when my mom was in the stands, I told her not to wear my jersey, and she was in the front row, and we’re up there in Philadelphia. They were putting stacks in snowballs and “They were throwing them, and one of them hit my mother,” Ware said. “I turned around at that point and I wasn’t interested in football anymore. I wanted to go after the guy who was in the stands. But I didn’t.”
Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jared Verse said Eagles fans threw snowballs at him after Sunday’s game after he made comments about fan “hate” to reporters at during the week preceding the match.
Groundskeepers run onto the field during the game with snow blowers to clear the lines in blizzard conditions during the NFC divisional playoff game between the Eagles and the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, IN Pennsylvania. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“After the game, I was walking into the locker room and they were throwing snowballs,” Verse told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In 1968, when a man dressed as Santa Claus walked onto the field. He was booed relentlessly by fans who were unhappy with a disappointing season and who also threw snowballs at him.
Eagles fans have drawn negative national attention in recent weeks after one of their own, New Jersey man Ryan Caldwell, was seen in a viral video verbally berating a woman with vulgar insults during the Eagles’ first playoff game. the team against the Green Bay Packers on January 12. .
