Philadelphia cable outage on Super Bowl Sunday sends Eagles fans into tailspin

Eagles fans eager to watch their team in the Super Bowl are getting put through the wringer because of a Philadelphia cable outage.

It’s Super Bowl Sunday. Eagles fans have been eagerly awaiting the chance to watch their team take on the Chiefs for the ultimate crown in football.

The snacks are ready. The jerseys are on. The pregame rituals have been checked off. Fans are ready. The cable? It’s not

Comcast/Xfinity are apparently having the worst-timed technical difficulties in the history of sports with a major outage in the city of Philadelphia that’s threatening to keep fans from watching The Big Game.

Eagles fans are furious over Philadelphia cable outage

The outage is impacting large swathes of Philly and fans on Twitter aren’t happy with the answers they were getting from the cable company, which keeps pushing back restoration times well beyond kickoff.

@CBSPhiladelphia Comcast is out in Fishtown—on Super Bowl Sunday, no less! Current fix is supposed to be 6 pm, but was originally set for 2:15 then 4:15. Can you help get answers?

— Bea Pat (@winnbea) February 12, 2023

First 2:15, then 4:20, and now estimated at 6pm?!? I’m living on the edge of my seat Comcast.

— Carly (@MasonryStyle) February 12, 2023

Only Comcast/Xfinity would have a wifi outage the day of an Eagles’ SuperBowl in Philly, *checks notes* … THE CITY THEY’RE HEADQUARTERED IN.

— Antonio Giuseppe (@Anto_nioC) February 12, 2023

Hey Comcast. Today is not the day for an outage in Philly. Get it together.

— TyGuy (@woooo_dron) February 12, 2023

They call Philadelphia The City of Brotherly Love. If Comcast/Xfinity don’t get things under control there’s going to need to be a bunch of brotherly love extended to those looking for functioning cable sets or internet to be able to tune into Super Bowl.

The Eagles are back within one game of an NFL Championship five years after winning it all to cap the 2017 season. Back then, they had Nick Foles leading an unlikely run to the Super Bowl. This time, they have Jalen Hurts at the helm having quieted his own doubters en route to this moment.

They will take on the Chiefs, who are in their third Super Bowl in four seasons. Eagles fans know Andy Reid well. The Chiefs head coach, who is considering retirement after Sunday, coached in Philadelphia for over a decade and there’s clearly still love between the two sides. There are also familial ties on both sidelines with brothers Eagles center Jason Kelce and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Still, with a Super Bowl on the line, brotherly love only extends so far.