Before the Birds head to the Big Easy for the Super Bowl, Eagles Nation will wish the team good luck. The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting a send-off party at Lincoln Financial Field starting at 9 a.m. Sunday. Some of the players and coaches will talk before they fly to New Orleans.

It's 3am in Sydney, Australia, and Benny Zucchetto is up watching Saquon Barkley slice through another defense. The big picture: He's part of Birds Gang International, a network of Eagles fan clubs spanning continents and time zones.

Atlantic City resident Ron Jordan first bought Eagles season tickets in 1967, when Philadelphia played its home games at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field.

Lifelong Eagles fan Jeff Barton, of Delanco, N.J., was at the celebration, not far from where the gun allegedly went off, although he did not hear it. He did see fireworks and heard explosions, and saw police shutting down the celebration, he said.

Jordan Mailata and Brandon Graham stirred up the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field ahead of the Eagles' departure to New Orleans.

Birds fans are no strangers to game-day superstitions, and they'll continue on Sunday when the Eagles face the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

The Philadelphia Eagles now are three days away from a chance at history. Philadelphia is going to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Caesars Superdome. It certainly seems like the Eagles are going to get one of their emotional leaders back on the field in a somewhat surprising move.

Darius Slay Jr. #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs off the field after winning a NFL Divisional Playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19,

Philadelphia is going green, and it's not just the jerseys. As excitement for Super Bowl 59 ramps up, local businesses are taking advantage and making sure all Birds fans are ready for Sunday.

You know Barkley, Graham, Hurts and the rest of the Eagles for their on-field feats. Learn what the Birds do for communities.