'Fire up the duck boats': Boston mayor announces city parade for the Patriots as fans flood the streets of Beantown to honor their heroes

  • Boston Mayor Marty Walsh paid homage to 'the greatest team, the greatest coach, and the greatest quarterback of all time'
  • Walsh announced that the city will hold a parade for the team on Tuesday at 11am 
  • Bostonians didn't wait until Tuesday - they started celebrating in the streets immediately after the team's victory
  • Boston Police hailed the city's residents for celebrating peacefully 

By Associated Press

Published: 00:24 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 02:14 EST, 6 February 2017

The mayor of Boston has ordered the city to 'fire up the duck boats' for the New England Patriots victory parade following the team's come-from-behind 34-28 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh took to Twitter late Sunday night to offer his congratulations 'to the greatest team, the greatest coach and the greatest quarterback of all time.'

Walsh says a parade celebrating their championship will be held Tuesday at 11am.

New England Patriots' Tom Brady celebrates with teammate Julian Edelman after the team defeated the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at Super Bowl 51 in Houston

New England Patriots fans celebrate the Patriots Super Bowl victory against the Atlanta Falcons in the Boston Public Garden after the game on Sunday

 He says the Pats 'have made Boston and New England proud.'

The Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins have all celebrated championships in recent years by climbing aboard duck boats, amphibious vehicles that are normally used to show tourists around town.

This is the Patriots fifth Super Bowl win.

Patriots fans have taken to the streets of Boston to celebrate their team's 34-28 dramatic victory.

Hundreds of fans gathered late Sunday night and early Monday morning in Boston Common, a downtown public park

Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh took to Twitter late Sunday night to offer his congratulations 'to the greatest team, the greatest coach and the greatest quarterback of all time'

Boston police tweeted their thanks 'to all the fans who acted like champions tonight' and wrote that they would see them again on Tuesday

The Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins have all celebrated championships in recent years by climbing aboard duck boats, amphibious vehicles that are normally used to show tourists around town. Above is the duck boat parade for the Patriots on February 4, 2015

Hundreds of fans gathered late Sunday night and early Monday morning in Boston Common, a downtown public park.

They were dancing, cheering and chanting 'Brady.' 

Police also were there to make sure the celebrations didn't get out of hand. 

There were no immediate reports of any problems and fans were mostly described as being well-behaved.

Boston police tweeted their thanks 'to all the fans who acted like champions tonight' and wrote that they would see them again on Tuesday. 

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