It was the Philadelphia Eagles who arrived in Arizona, with an “It’s a Philly Thing” flag fluttering on the runway as quarterback Jalen Hurts, coach Nick Sirianni and others made their way to a fleet of buses.
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: The AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs and NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles arrive via charter plane on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ (Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImageA few minutes after the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes landed in Phoenix, the pilot hung a "Chiefs Kingdom" flag out of the window as players, coaches and staff got off the plane and walked across the runway.
About an hour later, it was the Philadelphia Eagles who arrived in Arizona, with an "It's a Philly Thing" flag fluttering in the runway as quarterback Jalen Hurts, coach Nick Sirianni and others made their way to a fleet of buses.The Chiefs will face the Eagles on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona. Both teams landed at Goldwater Air National Guard Base in ideal Phoenix winter weather — bright sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s. Team personnel occasionally stopped to take pictures and videos on the runway.
Former Chiefs star Christian Okoye was on hand to pass out hats to Kansas City's players as they got off the plane. The former star running back lives in Southern California and made the short trip to Phoenix. "They called me and wanted me to come over here and welcome the team," Okoye said. "So I said ‘Yes, of course' — my team's over here getting ready to win the Super Bowl."
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