The Wildest Videos of Eagles Fans Celebrating in Philadelphia After Super Bowl Win
Mayhem hit downtown Philadelphia on Sunday night as fans celebrated their team’s first-ever Super Bowl victory.
Enraptured Eagles fans flipped over at least one car, shattered some storefronts and attempted to climb grease-slicked utility poles in the City of Brotherly Love after the Philadelphia Eagles won 41-33 over the New England Patriots – according to videos posted on social media overnight.
One fan even appeared to take a bite of horse manure.
Despite videos showing mass chaos, there were only three arrests overnight, according to a statement from Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney.
Some jeered at Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady, shouting “F— Tom Brady” in a video posted on social media.
Crowds are gathering in Beaver Canyon and they’re certainly not Tom Brady fans. pic.twitter.com/0szr7dQr09
— Onward State (@OnwardState) February 5, 2018
Fans climbed greased-up electric poles, which were slicked with hydraulic fluid on Sunday morning by city workers.
Philadelphia pole climbers: meet your match tonight. As predicted, no Crisco on the poles. Instead, police are using hydraulic fluid. And it's water resistant, too, they said, so this afternoon's rain won't make it any easier for you to climb. pic.twitter.com/5GvI9BRhaQ
— Caitlin McCabe (@mccabe_caitlin) February 4, 2018
@Eagles fan > hydraulic fluid. Yep, he scaled the light pole! Come on guys!!! Celebrate safely! Be responsible #SuperBowlLll @Eagles @6abc pic.twitter.com/V2dkMp8qYY
— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) February 5, 2018
While others jumped off them.
#philly fans have graduated from just climbing poles to jumping off them #philadelphia #eagles #Superbowl pic.twitter.com/YWQRyv9bNg
— Davis Tse (@DavisSay) February 5, 2018
Around thirty revelers reportedly scrambled onto the Ritz-Carlton hotel awning, which later collapsed.
OMG I JUST WATCHED A MAN DIE pic.twitter.com/oZHBmDajJa
— max (@MaxOnTwitter) February 5, 2018
This awning collapsed 20min later under the weight of 30+ fans #eagles #SuperBowl52 #philadelphia pic.twitter.com/LBDI0cW2TJ
— Joe (@DjangBro) February 5, 2018
The Ritz canopy has collapsed pic.twitter.com/9LBolLtIPY
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) February 5, 2018
Crowds fill the streets in #Philadelphia. #FlyEaglesFly #SB52https://t.co/CCFI4O21v6 pic.twitter.com/r81WhyHTrY
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) February 5, 2018
City Hall had its fair share of climbers
Now: Gate climbers on City Hall @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/W4dN2UI0Lv
— Matt DeLucia (@MattDeLucia) February 5, 2018
Bystanders documented a car being flipped over.
SUV flipped on Sansom in Philly #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/oqobU5f9EH
— Robb Ware (@robbware) February 5, 2018
They flipped a car over... #EaglesWin #superbowl pic.twitter.com/uR9Sy7OOe7
— Sol Betesh (@solomanbetesh) February 5, 2018
#NOW @eagles fans flip a car outside the Bellevue! Come on guys! Celebrate responsibly!!! Police are guarding the car now on its side @PhillyPolice @6abc @Eagles pic.twitter.com/zDYnDwNaVk
— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) February 5, 2018
Fans also set things on fire and there were reports of looting.
Eagles fans are going so wild, they've started fires ????
(????: @@lanictom) pic.twitter.com/gKgpV80tRx— Sporting News (@sportingnews) February 5, 2018
PHILLY IS LITERALLY LIT! ???? pic.twitter.com/uxiADLMmpa
— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 5, 2018
People yelling “Everything is free,” looting, trashing this gas station. Damn it, Philly we better than this. pic.twitter.com/WecXaAmrFh
— Stephanie Farr (@FarFarrAway) February 5, 2018
they really broke a window and looting macy’s at the philly riot pic.twitter.com/UNrJKIPYkP
— SUPERBOWL RIOTS (@perfection_y) February 5, 2018
The police were working until the early hours of Monday morning. A Sergeant at Philadelphia Police implored the crowds to “go home” as officers still had to “start planning a parade in the morning.”
Still going strong in the EOC. But, if everyone could go home that would be great. We have to get some rest to start planning a parade in the morning. pic.twitter.com/tueubQ4yHF
— Brian Geer (@PPDBrianGeer) February 5, 2018