Chase and Sydney Brown stood together outside the players entrance at Paycor Stadium Sunday afternoon following the Philadelphia Eagles’ 37-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, surrounded by family and friends who had made the trek from their hometown of London, Ont. and beyond.

The identical twins, who grew up sharing the dream of playing on the same NFL field someday, had done just that, with plenty of friends and family there to share the moment with them.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni came off the team bus parked nearby, and approached the Browns and their contingent, looking straight at their mother.

“Good job,” Sirianni said to Raechel Brown. “You raised them right.”

Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman came off the bus a minute later, making his way over to congratulate Raechel on the sons she raised mostly by herself after giving birth at age 18.

For a woman who once moved into a homeless shelter so she could pay her sons’ high school tuition in Florida, these were fulfilling moments.

“It means everything to me,” said Raechel. “I am most proud of........

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