The Empire State Building left sports fans confused with a bizarre move they pulled on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-7 in the NFC Championsip Game to advance to the Super Bowl. Eagles fans around the city of Philadelphia and elsewhere were elated. They climbed up street poles to celebrate the win.
The poles weren’t greased enough pic.twitter.com/6YHAPOBqHM
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 30, 2023
That’s about what you would expect.
But what made no sense was seeing the Empire State Building join in on the celebration.
A Twitter account for the 102-story Midtown Manhattan building said they were celebrating the Eagles’ win by lighting up the building in green and white colors.
Fly @Eagles Fly! We’re going Green and White in honor of the Eagles NFC Championship Victory. pic.twitter.com/RNiwbCIkt7
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) January 29, 2023
“Fly @Eagles Fly! We’re going Green and White in honor of the Eagles NFC Championship Victory,” the account said.
Something isn’t adding up here.
The Empire State Building is a New York landmark, not a Philadelphia one. New York and Philly sports teams are rivals. They don’t cross-celebrate each others’ wins.
What the heck is going on?
