City of Philadelphia is greasing light poles in case the Eagles win NFC Championship game
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The city of Philadelphia is putting grease on light poles to keep fans from climbing them if the Eagles win the NFC Championship game.
The workers applying the grease are jokingly calling themselves the "Crisco Cops."
The Eagles face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers in Philadelphia are greasing light poles in a bid to prevent fans from climbing up them after the NFC Championship game.
Officials say the grease should make the poles too slippery to climb.
The workers applying the grease are jokingly calling themselves the "Crisco Cops."
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Good morning from Philly where crews from the city are greasing the light poles with Crisco to prevent #Eagles fans from climbing after the #NFCChampionshipGame tonight. #Vikings pregame coverage starts at 3 on FOX9. They call themselves the #CriscoCops pic.twitter.com/w1ZkYWZhYG
The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Minnesota Vikings in the championship game on Sunday night. The winning team will earn a spot in the Super Bowl.
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