>
Chaos has erupted in the City of Brotherly Love following the Philadelphia Eagles’ narrow Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Signs of malaise emerged almost immediately after the team’s 38-35 loss on Sunday night, with disgruntled fans already seeing City Hall and clashing with police who had been stationed throughout the city in the event of such a result.
Police scanner audio from 10:30pm suggests cops have already made multiple arrests, as citizens have been seen climbing light poles, chanting ‘f*** the Chiefs’ and throwing glass bottles all over the downtown neighborhood.
Images circulating on social media also show several residents setting off fireworks, and others inciting armed SWAT teams tasked with taking the piece.
In a shocking clip, a group of Philadelphians are seen setting off fireworks, with some reports indicating that the explosives are being thrown at officers.
The cops are currently using tear gas to prevent further disruption, after a landslide defeat highlighted by game-altering penalties. The loss is compounded by the fact that the city’s baseball team, the Phillies, also missed out on the World Series just a few months ago.
Scroll down for the video:
Chaos has erupted in the City of Brotherly Love following the Philadelphia Eagles’ narrow Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The cops are currently using tear gas to deter further disruption, after a landslide defeat highlighted by game-altering penalties.
That being said, the Chiefs’ win on Sunday was anything but a given. The 1.5-point underdogs were not only down for much of the game, but they struggled to contain Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was playing the game of his life.
Outside of a costly fumble in the second quarter, which was returned for a touchdown by Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, Hurts was terrific. The Eagles’ third-year star passed for 304 yards and a touchdown while rushing for three scores and a two-point conversion that tied the game at 35 late in the fourth quarter. But his final pass, a Hail Mary on the final shot, fell short and gave the Chiefs the win.
But it was the Chief’s superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes who proved to be the bane of Philadelphia’s existence, demanding a now-characteristic comeback in the second half of games.
That came after the 27-year-old, who now has two Super Bowls to his name, aggravated an existing ankle injury in the second quarter and was seen literally limping into the locker room at halftime, with his team trailing by 10 points.
Late in the game, and after some haphazard calls to the Mahomes side that may have added insult to injury to Philadelphia’s already notoriously rowdy populace, the sixth-year quarterback was the only one left standing.
“He’s the MVP,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Mahomes. That’s all there is to say. MVP. And he saw it tonight.
Signs of unrest emerged almost immediately after the team’s 38-35 loss on Sunday night, with disgruntled fans already seen storming City Hall and clashing with police who had been stationed throughout the city in case of such result.
Police scanner audio from 10:30pm suggests cops have already made multiple arrests, as citizens have been seen climbing light poles, chanting ‘f*** the Chiefs’ and throwing glass bottles.
The images circulating on social networks show part of the violence, and some citizens are seen punching each other while trying to invade places guarded by police.
Philadelphia Police Department peacekeeping officers have already made multiple arrests, though the exact number is still unclear.
Officers are trying to arrest citizens trying to cause a disturbance in the downtown neighborhood near City Hall.
The crest foul comes after a second-quarter fumble and late-game penalty allowed the opposing team a chance to kick a last-minute field goal that cost The Birds the big game.
Eagles fans, meanwhile, likely have a different take on the day’s events, following a costly second-quarter fumble and late-game penalty that gave the opposing team a chance to to kick a game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining.
Those frustrations may have fueled the pronounced response currently being seen across the city, pictures of which show citizens punching each other, while some have been filmed attempting to invade places while being watched by police officers.
Other videos show crowds of thousands of people becoming more brazen, chanting profanity and, in some cases, even rushing officers. Various snippets of the chaos circulating on social media show that officers are already making arrests.