Mini crime wave hits Philadelphia after football team’s NFC championship victory

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The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday to advance to the 2025 Super Bowl. Fans took to the city’s streets to celebrate the team’s victory, but unfortunately, this led to a mini crime wave. 

The Philadelphia Police Department reported two shootings, a stabbing, the assaults of multiple police officers, and a car that plowed into a group of fans. The incidents were part of an unruly night after hundreds of people gathered in city streets after the Eagles’ win. 

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