Fans found a way to begin tailgating at 8 a.m. instead of 4 p.m.
By Ryan Morik
On Saturday, the parking lots at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field didn’t open until 4 p.m. in time for the Eagles’ 8:15 p.m. game against the New York Giants.
Some Eagles supporters decided that four hours of tailgating simply wasn’t long enough, so they came up with a plan to speed things up.
At 1 p.m., the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League played at Wells Fargo Arena. The parking lots and complex for Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Linc, and the arena are one and the same.
To begin their tailgate at 8 a.m. instead of the late afternoon, Eagles fans purchased Wings tickets to enter the lots.
Fans began cracking beers before plenty were even awake.
The Eagles host their NFC East rivals in the NFC divisional round after earning a first-round bye with their 14-3 record during the regular season.
The Giants finished 9-7-1, losing both of their regular season games against Philly, but they defeated the 13-4 Vikings in Minnesota last week, 31-24, in the wild-card round.
Lincoln Financial as been a house of horrors for Big Blue. The Giants haven’t won there since Oct. 27, 2013, and a dozen straight hours of boozing probably won’t help matters … especially in Philadelphia.
