If you come at the king, you better not miss. Fans of the San Francisco 49ers learned that lesson the hard way Sunday.
Before their NFC Championship matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, they stormed the Rocky statue in the city’s center to chant about “Brocky,” aka Brock Purdy, the Niners’ quarterback.
This aged worse than the Padres song pic.twitter.com/OdilZGe74B
— NBA Slime (@TerryFranconia) January 29, 2023
Purdy suffered a yet-disclosed injury and got sidelined during the game. The Eagles destroyed the 49ers, 37-7, to advance to the Super Bowl to face the winner of the AFC Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Eagles officially responded after the game:
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results https://t.co/nv67oaGtIU
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 29, 2023
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results,” the franchise tweeted.
Meanwhile, the NFL world was quick to react to the major blown troll move:
I don’t think anything could ever age worse than the Padres song but let’s go Birds.
— Timmy Kitzinger (@TimmyKitz) January 29, 2023
“I don’t think anything could ever age worse than the Padres song but let’s go Birds,” wrote one fan.
They forgot Rocky lost in the first one
— Christian 🍿🎬🦅 (@circaMayflower2) January 29, 2023
“They forgot Rocky lost in the first one,” wrote another Eagles fan.
y’all should stay away from the art museum.. it never ends well.
— david (@_davebanks) January 29, 2023
“Y’all should stay away from the art museum.. it never ends well,” wrote one fan.
I never understand why there aren’t any cops in this situation
— 🅿️hil Nunziata III ⚔️🦅 (@PhilTalksSports) January 29, 2023
“I never understand why there aren’t any cops in this situation,” wrote another fan.
— Elijah (@union_doop4) January 29, 2023
One Eagles fan simply let images of similar failed Rocky statue troll jobs do his talking.
The Niners finish their 2022-2023 campaign with a very respectable 15-5 record.
