The Philadelphia Eagles tried to make money by selling cartons of snow for $50 each to their fans, and it worked.
The team is officially sold out of snow pints of memories at Lincoln Financial Field during the playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams last 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 scooping it up, putting it into ice cream-style pints, and selling it for the price of $50.
It sold out in less than three hours.
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Fans look on in the snow during the fourth quarter between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The game had a recorded attendance of 69,879 people. Many of those fans could have simply taken the snow from the stadium for free.
The conditions of the game are believed to have influenced the outcome and benefited the Eagles, as Rams players committed multiple falls, fumbles and incomplete passes that appeared to have been impacted by snow.
The team claims its snow is the first authenticated snow collectible linked to an NFL playoff victory and “sets a new standard in the world of sports.”
“The Philadelphia Eagles’ divisional round victory over the Los Angeles Rams on January 19, 2025 will forever be remembered for being a snow-covered victory!” Read the product description on the team’s website.
“To commemorate this incredible achievement, authenticated snow was collected directly from the Lincoln Financial Field end zone immediately following the game. This is not your typical memorabilia: it is a tangible, frozen snapshot of the courage, passion and determination that “defined the iconic game. By preserving and authenticating the same snow that surrounded this monumental game, fans are offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with the playoff experience like never before.”
While the Eagles organization has monetized snow, fans have a reputation for weaponizing it.
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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 Pak Gazette Digital that Eagles fans once threw snowballs filled with batteries at his mother during a game in 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 were there in Philadelphia. They were putting batteries in snowballs and throwing them, and one of them hit my mom,” Ware said. “I turned around at that point and didn’t care about football anymore. I wanted to go find the guy in the stands. But I didn’t.”
Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jared Verse says Eagles fans threw snowballs at him after Sunday’s game after he made comments about “hating” fans to reporters in the week leading up to the game .
Field managers run onto the field during the game with snowplows to clear the lines in blizzard conditions during the NFC divisional playoff between the Eagles and the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“After the game, I was walking to the locker room and they were throwing snowballs,” Verse told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
In 1968, when a man dressed as Santa Claus went out into the field. He was booed relentlessly by fans who were upset about a disappointing season and also had snowballs thrown at him.
Eagles fans have attracted negative national attention in recent weeks after one of their own, New Jersey’s Ryan Caldwell, was seen in a viral video verbally berating a woman with vulgar insults during the NBA’s first playoff game. team against the Green Bay Packers on January 12. .
