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The satisfaction of the Eagles beating the Vikings in the NFC Championship Game had little to do with Philadelphia’s opponent. The Vikings aren’t even close to being considered as a “rival” in Philly. If anything, they might deserve sympathy for being such a tortured fan base, which is something Eagles fans can relate to.
But now I’m rethinking that sympathy part after the way I’ve seen some Vikings fans react to Philadelphia’s 38-7 win over their team. A number of Vikings fans — who were being very lame heading into Sunday’s game — are now being real sore losers about the loss and taking it out on Eagles fans. Take a look.
NFL should strip Philly of a draft pick for fan conduct, since they clearly can’t police themselves.
— Ryan Boser (@Ryan_Boser) January 22, 2018
Eagles fans will still be Eagles fans tomorrow. We're the fan base that raised $225k for an opposing player. More important than sports.
— Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) January 22, 2018
I've never heard so many horrific stories from Vikings fans who were subject to unsolicited hot dog, beer, battery throwing Eagles fans beyond the verbal abuse. One guy just told me he's been treated better in 3rd world countries. Yes it was scary for them
— Mark Rosen (@WCCORosen) January 22, 2018
Give me a break.
Yes, there are some Eagles fans who behave badly, as seen in a few videos making the rounds on Twitter. I’m not condoning the actions of fans who cross the line.
But guess what? This behavior isn’t unique to Philadelphia! There are bad fans in every fan base! Shocking, I know! People don’t seem to believe that, for whatever reason, but it’s true.
Don’t believe me? Here’s a perfect example. Some Vikings fans are actually organizing an event to throw stuff at Eagles fans.
Vikings Fans Are Organizing an Event To Throw Stuff at Eagles Fans https://t.co/G2dgzXyvzF
— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) January 22, 2018
Here’s another Vikings fan making threats.
How the fuck does a piece of shit team and city like Philadelphia get to go to the super bowl????? The fans better realize the super bowl is in Minnesota and there will be plenty of people waiting around the corner for their punk ass!!!!!
— Vikings News Rumors (@VikingsSource) January 22, 2018
And here’s video of a Vikings fan spitting on an Eagles fan at the game on Sunday.
Now, because I’m not a total ignorant moron (well, I’d like to think I’m not, at least), I’m not going to group all Vikings fans in the same bucket. Notice how I’ve specifically said “some” Vikings fans in this post.
There are actually a lot of cool Vikings fans out there, such as our friends over at Daily Norseman. They actually have one of the biggest communities of the SB Nation NFL blogs in terms of comments.
Then there are some Vikings fans who actually stopped by to chat at the BGN Radio pregame tailgate show.
Anyway... we met these cool dudes who flew in from ND yesterday. They offered us beers and we had a really nice chat for awhile. There was a lot more of this where we were than the unfortunate jag-offs who were throwing beer like aholes. pic.twitter.com/UxIDrNiFvx
— John Barchard (@JohnBarchard) January 22, 2018
One Vikings fan by the name of Jessica Brennan Leibrock is even “encouraging fans to channel their heartbreak and anger at Eagles fans by donating to the Eagles Charitable Foundation.”
That’s great work by Jessica! In honor of the good Vikings fans out there, I’d like to suggest Eagles fans to donate back to the Minnesota Vikings Foundation, which can be done by CLICKING HERE.
As for the bad Vikings fans who are trying to trash Philly’s reputation ... I have some advice for you: Shut up, take the L, and move on.