Super Bowl Sunday is not the time for your cable and internet to go out. Especially if you’re a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
In the hours ahead of Super Bowl 57, seemingly many citizens of Philadelphia were without cable and internet as an outage reportedly hit Comcast on Sunday afternoon. As Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Eagles were entering the building, a sizable portion of Philadelphia was scrambling to figure out why they couldn’t watch the proceedings on their televisions.
The area impacted — Fishtown and its surrounding areas — reportedly were getting estimates that cable and internet services might not get restored until 6 p.m. ET, with those times seemingly getting pushed back.
Holy crap. Half of Philadelphia is currently experiencing a cable and Internet outage and Comcast/Xfinity are now saying it may not be back up until 6pm #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/juKemkuvYp
— Dan (from Steely Dan)🧢 (@orencamera) February 12, 2023
Given how ravenous the Philadelphia fanbase is at the best of times, goodness only knows how Eagles fans without cable were dealing with the difficulties. Talk about a worst case nightmare scenario for Eagles fans ahead of the biggest football game of the year.
A Comcast cable outage became Eagles' fans worst nightmare ahead of the Super Bowl
A friend in Philly just texted me this. Comcast is down all over the city on today of all days. People must be rioting. Comcast headquarters will be in flames by kickoff. pic.twitter.com/EufHgizGJ4
— Air Buds (@airbudspod) February 12, 2023
Comcast internet and cable being down in my neighborhood the night of the game… oh boy. 😬
— Eric Smith (@ericsmithrocks) February 12, 2023
Fine I'll live tweet the game. https://t.co/VLCqnr0UwA
— Jen A. Miller (@byJenAMiller) February 12, 2023
Seems like bad timing https://t.co/kTUI0OpzLy
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) February 12, 2023
https://t.co/Zr80D6eYgF pic.twitter.com/KgVd5fziap
— g r e g (@sissongj) February 12, 2023
godspeed to everyone in that city tonight https://t.co/gRnGkIzWXV
— sarah rose etter (@sarahroseetter) February 12, 2023
All of Philadelphia right now: https://t.co/UntCMWspJQ pic.twitter.com/eYYU5HsbuN
— David Sitrick (@davidsitrick) February 12, 2023
Eh, that's fine. Philadelphia is a very chill and level-headed city, particularly in matters pertaining to football, and I'm sure its citizens will respond to this inconvenience with restraint and patience. https://t.co/fyBsU3f2br
— Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerRIP) February 12, 2023
oh no https://t.co/ob9dppSpFR
— Anthony Dabbundo (@AnthonyDabbundo) February 12, 2023
The panic in the heart of every Comcast executive right now is unimaginable. https://t.co/HcqmUHW0W7
— Akash Shetye Tweets Ls (@Akashandhisls) February 12, 2023
Eagles winning the Super Bowl while you blow through your cell phone's data plan: Priceless https://t.co/LJ8fDlW4om
— David Fucillo (@davidfucillo) February 12, 2023
the cable repair guys when they get service restored but the city of Philadelphia missed the first 4 seconds of the game https://t.co/ITWmZe0mkr pic.twitter.com/tI48N6A2gM
— the thicc husband & father (@lukeisamazing) February 12, 2023
