Before he left for Minneapolis last week to watch his beloved Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, we caught up with CNBC’s Jim Cramer.
The Mad Money host made a prediction, telling us the Eagles would beat the Patriots 20-17, staging an epic second half comeback to complete the upset. He also said Eagles top wide receiver Alshon Jeffery would catch a touchdown pass.
He was pretty close with his predictions. Jeffery did indeed catch a touchdown, and the Eagles won, though they were the dominant team for much of the game. No crazy comeback needed in the team’s 41-33 win.
Cramer is arguably the most die-hard Eagles fan in all of TV news (though Jake Tapper and Kasie Hunt are among those who could have something to say about that), and Cramer’s wife documented his reaction to seeing the team’s first ever Super Bowl title, and its first NFL Championship since 1960.
It was pretty epic.
For your viewing pleasure:
The man will die happy. @jimcramer @Eagles pic.twitter.com/Wm3mFyriGR
— Lisa Detwiler (@lcadette65) February 5, 2018
Cramer was pumped throughout, starting on the flight to Minneapolis last Thursday:
Awaiting take off to Minneapolis. Wearing a helmet in case of a bumpy landing! @jimcramer @EaglesNation113 pic.twitter.com/6oUtoOMYd5
— Lisa Detwiler (@lcadette65) February 2, 2018