Philadelphia Super Bowl party video, pictures: Insane Eagles celebrations tear city apart
PICTURES, VIDEO: Philadelphia is celebrating its Super Bowl win in inimitable fashion: By setting the city on fire and tearing it to pieces. The Eagles’ triumph over the New England Patriots saw one man stoop to the lowest of the low.
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THE Eagles will have a Super Bowl parade this week.
Fans aren’t going to wait.
Philadelphia was on fire, in some cases literally, in the aftermath of the Eagles’ 41-33 Super Bowl LII victory on Sunday, the first in the franchise’s history.
Quickly social media was, uh, lit up with celebrations, with fans notorious for passion letting it all out.
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IS BURNING DOWN pic.twitter.com/lcbHLd894P
— Lani (@lanictom) February 5, 2018
More concerning than the flames springing out of the city were the trust falls, which fans should not have been trusting. A video went around of a man perched atop a Ritz-Carlton awning falling into the crowd from a height, trusting he would be caught.
Philly starting to heat up pic.twitter.com/1c2aSndvof
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) February 5, 2018
That scary jump led to a scary fall, as the awning later collapsed under the weight of the fans.
The Ritz canopy has collapsed pic.twitter.com/9LBolLtIPY
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) February 5, 2018
People also stripped off, and rode cars.
Philly wylin i stg pic.twitter.com/eFuRjqDiLo
— YUNG TABA$CO, P.h.D. (@vegetablechips) February 5, 2018
VIDEO: Female wearing eagles mask running around naked in the streets of #Philadelphia. #philly #phillyriot #phillyriots #phillypolicescanner pic.twitter.com/J52eGOUEQc
— KMV (@ItalianInBoston) February 5, 2018
In the lead-up to the game, light poles were greased up with hydraulic fluid, the city’s latest attempt to keep fans from climbing them in celebration. Of course, Philly fans again saw it as more a challenge than an obstacle, and there were still people dangerously hanging off poles.
“F*** that grease,” the fans chanted as the daredevils climbed. Many of them were seen chugging beers as they got to the top. At one point the fans got so out of control, they pulled down a light pole.
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Per the Philadelphia Fire Department, 781 Emergency Medical Service incidents were logged on the Sunday night, plus 153 fire incidents and seven structure fires. However, police have reported just three arrests.
“Tens of thousands came out and celebrated this amazing victory last night and but for a handful of bad actors, the celebrations were peaceful and jubilant,” a statement from the mayor’s office said.
“There were only three arrests. We’re thankful for our PPD (police) for their assistance in getting the crowds dispersed and people home safely.”
The streets of the city were also filled with Eagles fans chanting “F*** Tom Brady” in reference to the Patriots quarterback — and “Big D*** Nick” in honour of Philly QB Nick Foles.
We've got pole-climbing in Philly pic.twitter.com/oyiAn6huTP
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 22, 2018
They greased the poles... BUT THEY DIDN'T GREASE THE GATES 😈
— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 5, 2018
(📹: @KGWNews / Facebook) pic.twitter.com/mMkht6YBAe
🎶🎶Do you hear the people sing?
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) February 5, 2018
Singing the songs of angry men 🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/PCYUbiWcCH
By 12:30am, the mayhem started to increase, as the windows at the Macy’s near City Hall got smashed.
One man was inside the display taking a selfie with a mannequin, and when cops arrived, he was taken away.
A bit down Market Street, a window of a T-Mobile store was broken as well.
Dustin Fisher, 19, said, “This guy took a can of Bud Light and boom — shattered the window.”
The Macy’s window near city hall at around 1230 am pic.twitter.com/D1OyExJuoD
— Joe (@JoeTacopino) February 5, 2018
“From the men and women of @bostonpolice to our brother and sister officers of @PhillyPolice: ‘Congratulations to you and your city. Please be safe out there,’” the Boston police tweeted out, which was retweeted by the Philly police.
In a city of 1.5 million, it seemed there were about 1.5 million revellers.
Right Now: Philadelphia’s Broad Street (📷 by Giulia Sebring) pic.twitter.com/C8V4oTun8S
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 5, 2018
And of course, there was one guy who just had to go too far. This man ate from a pile of horse dung:
Philly fans at their finest (yes that’s horse shit) pic.twitter.com/pbOSf8W6BG
— Bryan Murphy (@murphy818) February 5, 2018
Philadelphia police were on an all-out blitz targeting drunken revellers and hooligans. Some of the incidents that came over the city’s police scanner were recorded by media.
“I need to get the fire extinguisher out of my trunk,” an 11:25 p.m. alert said. “I got a fire on Broad Street just south of South. Someone lit a Christmas tree on fire.”
About 10 minutes later, a desperate message called for backup as fans wreaked havoc on the city streets.
“They’re trying to tear multiple light posts down and I don’t have anyone to counteract it right now,” the alert said.
PHILLY IS LITERALLY LIT! 👀 pic.twitter.com/uxiADLMmpa
— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 5, 2018
Another came over about five minutes later calling for help after “a man jumped off the light pole and landed on his head.”
Some merrymakers turned violent just before midnight.
“We have a large crowd throwing bottles and chanting Meek Mill,” an 11:53 p.m. alert said, referencing the imprisoned rapper and Philadelphia native.
Street Parking $10
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Philly winning their maiden #SuperBowl Priceless...#FlyEaglesFly #PrayForPhilly pic.twitter.com/YvBM15whUN
Congrats residents of #Philadelphia, and may the odds be ever in your favor. pic.twitter.com/Gnkgn4SAUA
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) February 5, 2018
Others turned their aggression against the police.
“At Broad and Market they’re throwing bottles at the cops,” said a 12:12 a.m. call for help. “Please send SWAT teams over there in case we need them.”
Scanner chatter at 10:46 p.m. summed up the chaotic night.
“It’s endless, chief,” one officer said. “Endless.”
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