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Fight Over Philadelphia Eagles at New Jersey Bar Leaves 2 Hurt, 2 Charged: Police

Police said a heated discussion about the Philadelphia Eagles in a New Jersey bar left two men injured and a father and son under arrest.

Winslow Township police responded to Joe's Tavern on Williamstown Road around 8:30 p.m. Thursday and found 36-year-old Jamel Davis in the parking lot with head injuries and the tavern owner's 26-year-old son, with a broken nose. They said their assailants had driven off.

Officers found 56-year-old Christopher Hoffman and his 32-year-old son, Brittan Holland, covered in blood in their home. They told officers they engaged in a mutual fight, police said.

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Hoffman was wearing Pittsburgh Steelers slippers and Holland said he was a Dallas Cowboys fan.

They're charged with aggravated assault. It's not known if they have lawyers.

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