Here we stand, unabashedly dumb once again.
The worst part about being a Philadelphia sports fan is believing in these teams. Since that 1982-83 championship season for the Sixers, the four major sports teams of Philadelphia have made it to the postseason a combined 63 times. The Eagles made it to just the 10th Philadelphian championship game across those 35 long years—and they’ll kick the ball off with a 1-8 record in such contests.
That saving grace—the 2008 Phillies championship—is identified by many Philadelphians as the greatest (non-fictional) moment in Philadelphia sports history. If everything goes according to plan on Sunday, it may be unseated by the most improbable championship climb of recent memory.