--- ---  # Find Someone to Root for You Like Bradley Cooper Supports the Philadelphia Eagles by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 5, 2018 1:36 PM UTC  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Miles Teller and Bradley Cooper attend the Super Bowl LII Pregame show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Miles Teller and Bradley Cooper attend the Super Bowl LII Pregame show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)Kevin Mazur—WireImage by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 5, 2018 1:36 PM UTC Bradley Cooper’s unbridled enthusiasm for his team, the [Philadelphia Eagles,](http://time.com/5128725/best-super-bowl-commercials-2018/) has become the happiest Super Bowl 2018 meme. Not only did the Oscar-nominated actor narrate a powerful Eagles video with the appropriate gravitas for the winning team’s [magical season](http://time.com/money/5130679/super-bowl-odds-2018-bets-point-spread-over-under/), but as he aggressively watched his home team go for the Lombardi Trophy at the [Super Bowl game](http://time.com/5131487/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show-review/), he gave a performance so rich with emotional depth he went viral. Cooper watched the thrilling game from the owner’s box, but of all the A-listers in the mix, including [selfie kid](http://time.com/5133184/selfie-kid-justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show/), he was the most engaged. The internet really loved watching him ride for Philly. > [](https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/959135554251051008) That’s why it shouldn’t be so surprising that in the movie _Silver Linings Playbook_, Cooper played a diehard Eagles fan. From the photo evidence of his feelings below, it was the gig he was born for. As an adult man with passion, his heart was bursting with the joy of an entire Philly street. His investment in the game is every climbed pole. His unshakable love of his team is every celebratory cheesesteak. Of course, it wasn’t just Eagles fans who swooned for Cooper. His excitement was infectious for many. You may now use this meme to encourage your friends and [spread joy across the internet](http://time.com/4810465/how-the-internet-is-getting-nicer/). > [](https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/960303421692825600) > [](https://twitter.com/CristinaC%5F10/status/960353573753192448) > [](https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/960305412707901441) > [](https://twitter.com/michcoll/status/960354604675358720) > [](https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/960302892744781824) > [](https://twitter.com/Q102Philly/status/960278971236732928) > [](https://twitter.com/v%5Fpalacios/status/960498433990758400) > [](https://twitter.com/Barflyblog/status/960497616768372736) > [](https://twitter.com/madone1963/status/960496705581043712) > [](https://twitter.com/Cineblogywood/status/960494611440521216) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fstevedelle/status/960491019023372288) > [](https://twitter.com/megkatcox/status/960491846572167169) > [](https://twitter.com/Jakanese/status/960487485242560513) > [](https://twitter.com/1059TheRegion/status/960480606810492928) Bradley Cooper Reacts to Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5133200/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5133200/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-meme/"},"headline":"Find Someone to Root for You Like Bradley Cooper Supports the Philadelphia Eagles","datePublished":"2018-02-05T13:36:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:19.709Z","description":"The emotional actor became a hilarious meme","url":"https://time.com/5133200/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","bradley cooper","onetime","super bowl 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d767f344adf8fb5/6988fa94929fadfc42bef78f/gettyimages-914308638.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d767f344adf8fb5/6988fa94929fadfc42bef78f/gettyimages-914308638.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Super Bowl LII Pregame","caption":"Super Bowl LII Pregame","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5133200/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-meme/","name":"Find Someone to Root for You Like Bradley Cooper Supports the Philadelphia Eagles"}}]}] ```