You thought Eagles fans were bad?
In the parking lot outside the stadium, a brawl broke out. One fan climbed to the top of a food truck. Another got so hyped up he leapt to the roof of the stadium in one jump, then stopped to consider which victim to pounce on next.
Of course, the stadium was only a replica of the one where Super Bowl LII will be played this weekend. A kitten-sized replica. And these fans weren't just tailgating. They were TAIL-gating.
Paws for a minute and think about that.
The Kitten Bowl, a staple of Super Bowl Sunday counterprogramming for animal lovers, has come to Minneapolis. A facsimile of it, at least.
The annual television show kicked off five years ago on the Hallmark Channel as an alternative for the sports-weary. It was modeled on the similar canine version on Animal Planet, the Puppy Bowl, in which a batch of puppies bat around a stuffed football.
"Animal Planet had such success with Puppy Bowl we felt that kittens deserved their day in the sun as well," said Bill Abbott, president and CEO of Crown Media.
And on a day when the TV is blaring for hours while hosts prepare party snacks and guests come and go, a program of cuddly little kittens chasing tiny footballs "doesn't require a lot of focus or brainpower," Abbott said.