Eagles fans admit to being loud and passionate, but 'there's really nothing malicious'

By Jace Frederick / St. Paul Pioneer Press Today at 8:47 p.m.

Eagle fans Ann Quinn, left, and Eileen Stenel from Philadelphia dress Mary Tyler Moore up in a green hat and scarf for a photo on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)

MINNEAPOLIS — It was one of the first stops they had to make in Minnesota.

Joanne Stoltz, Ann Quinn and Eileen Stenel went to Nicollet Mall, specifically to find the Mary Tyler Moore statue. They had to dress her in Eagles garb.

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