With the Eagles and Chiefs set to face off in Super Bowl LVII, the stakes could not be any higher. And, in preparation, Philadelphia is approaching the big game with arms wide open.
All along their run to the Super Bowl, the Eagles have received an auditory boost from the band Creed, which churned out hits in the late-’90s and early aughts. While their prominent place in a football team’s 2022–23 run to a title may seem ripped out of time, the tactic has clearly payed off for Philadelphia.
Ahead of the NFC championship game against the 49ers, the team warmed up to what most would agree is Creed’s biggest and most well-known hit, “Higher.”
The person at the center of this Creed renaissance appears to be offensive lineman Lane Johnson, who explained to the media on Wednesday how this whole wonderful collaboration began.
“[Former Eagles player] Chris [Long] is here, he sent me a picture of Creed’s first album and I started listening to it,” Johnson said, per Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports. “And then I was singing it like in the huddle one time, like messing with Isaac [Seumalo]. So then he put it on the playlist. I was feeling Creed again, so we put on another oldie just to mix it up. It’s usually the same thing every day.”
To date, Creed’s biggest contribution to the football world is its instantly iconic performance at halftime of the Cowboys-Broncos game on Thanksgiving Day 2001, a moment that, in all likelihood, will never be topped. But if the Eagles win on Sunday, perhaps they’ll create more indelible moments in the post-game celebration and eventual victory parade.
