Eli Manning was at Disney World yesterday, but he's now back in New York City with the rest of the New York Giants, celebrating their Super Bowl XLVI victory. 
 
 The parade started at Battery Place and Washington Street and will continue on up through the Canyon of Heroes before finishing at City Hall Plaza with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg presenting the Key to the City. 
 
 All the Giants are on hand, and countless people fill the streets. 
 
 We'll be watching all the coverage and bringing you all the latest pictures, quotes and videos as the parade continues. 
 
 Lead Image Credit: Mary Pilon ||||| Doug Pederson holds the Super Bowl trophy to cheering fans at the Philadelphia International Airport to cheering fans. (Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK) 
 
 PHILADELPHIA – In what could only be described as a preview to the madness that will fill the streets of Philadelphia Thursday at the Super Bowl parade honoring the hometown Eagles, fans flocked to Philadelphia International Airport Monday afternoon to welcome the Lombardi Trophy to Philadelphia for the first time in franchise history. 
 
 Once owner Jeffrey Lurie stepped off the plane and hoisted the trophy in the air, fans yelled, chanted and lifted their phones in the air to try and capture the moment with photos and videos and even share with loved ones through Apple's FaceTime. 
 
 The savviest in attendance topped cars and news vans to get a better view. 
 
 Fans cheer as the Eagles team return from their Super Bowl LII win as they arrive at the Philadelphia International Airport. (Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK) 
 
 And the hysteria only heightened when Lurie, coach Doug Pederson and a few Eagles players brought the trophy from the runway to the fans scattered along the fences by Atlantic Aviation – just east of the main portion of the airport. 
 
 Lurie, Pederson and running back LeGarrette Blount, among others, all lifted the trophy in the air to cheers from the crowd. At one point, fans started shouting the name "Howie," a nod to general manager Howie Roseman, the Pro Football Writers' executive of the year. 
 
 Phone died when the plane arrived (of course), but they stood on news vans. pic.twitter.com/GNKKJA2J59 — Jeff Neiburg (@Jeff_Neiburg) February 5, 2018 
 
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 The atmosphere built up throughout the day. 
 
 Just before 1 p.m. there were only a handful of people lined up along the fences, but hundreds followed in the next hour. 
 
 North Philadelphia's Javier Sanchez was one of the first to arrive. Sanchez, who turns 30 Tuesday, said he thinks welcoming the team back after a Super Bowl win will become a regular occurrence. 
 
 "It's like the ending of a dynasty and the beginning of a new one," he said, referring to the New England Patriots' run of success. 
 
 Sanchez said coming out Monday afternoon was never a question. He earlier was in Center City earlier in the day scoping out the route the team will parade on Thursday. 
 
 "This is our team, Sanchez said. "We bleed green." 
 
 It was a family affair, with many parents bringing their children. 
 
 John McKenzie of Broomall, Pa., said he made an executive decision when the game ended Sunday night to cancel school. He called winning the Super Bowl a Top 5 moment in his family's history, right behind the birth of his four boys. 
 
 "Ahead of the marriage, though," McKenzie joked. 
 
 McKenzie said the boys will all be at the parade Thursday, and they may have one of the best views available. McKenzie said the family had a room booked at The Windsor Suites and will have a balcony overlooking Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 
 
 Fans cheer as the Eagles team return from their Super Bowl LII win as they arrive at the Philadelphia International Airport. (Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK) 
 
 Springfield, Pa.'s Mike Donlan made a similar parental decision, allowing his daughter, Cara, to stay home from school Monday. Donlan, who sells insurance, was working from home Monday and decided he and Cara would drive to the airport to celebrate. 
 
 "Here we are," Donlan said. "It's absolutely fantastic." 
 
 Sunday night Donlan said he got to enjoy the Super Bowl with his family, including his 82 and 81-year old parents. 
 
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 FANS HIT THE STREETS: Unruly Birds fans: Yo, Eagles ya did it! 
 
 The song of the day (week? year? eternity?) in this region. pic.twitter.com/Ojh65iyWZy — Jeff Neiburg (@Jeff_Neiburg) February 5, 2018 
 
 The Eagles fight song was shouted out what seemed like every five minutes or so. A man waving an Eagles Super Bowl LII flag at one point wouldn't allow cars to pass on Island Avenue without honking their horns. They obliged, of course. So, too, did the honking tractor trailer drivers, airport shuttle drivers and even a few police cruisers. 
 
 Later, when the team left on buses with a police escort back to the NovaCare Complex in South Philadelphia, many fans in the crowd rushed to their cars to follow. 
 
 It was only Monday. 
 
 Contact reporter Jeff Neiburg at (302) 983-6772, jneiburg@delawareonline.com or on Twitter @Jeff_Neiburg. 
 
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