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49ers shirt found on Rocky statue in Philadelphia ahead of NFC championship

The Rocky statue in Philadelphia was found wearing a San Francisco 49ers shirt ahead of the 49ers-Eagles NFC championship game Sunday in Philadelphia.

San Francisco 49ers fans may have gone too far with this one.

Fans of the team from the Bay Area placed a Niners T-shirt on the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia ahead of San Francisco's NFC championship game against the Eagles.

The nine-foot statue was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone, who played the Philly-based Balboa in nine movies. 

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For "Rocky III," it was placed at the top of what are now known as the "Rocky Steps" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in homage to the famous scene from the first film in 1976. It now stands on the bottom right of the steps.

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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was the favorite to win the MVP before he suffered a shoulder injury. When he's played, the Eagles are 14-1 this season.

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