Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) leaves the field after defeating the New York Giants during an NFC divisional round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Giants betrayed by legendary NYC landmark after Eagles book Super Bowl trip

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jason Burgos | Last updated 1/29/23

Following the Philadelphia Eagles’ win in the NFC Championship game, the New York Giants found out the hard way that the staff for a legendary landmark in their home state has questionable loyalties when it comes to professional football.

For some Giants fans, Sunday afternoon was hard to watch. As hated rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the San Francisco 49ers en route to punching their ticket to this year’s Super Bowl. The win came just a week after Philadelphia destructively brought an end to New York’s season in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.

While some fans may be willing to root for their conference contemporaries when it comes to league championships, that is not the case for the teams that battle each other throughout the season in the North East section of the United States.

If a New York team makes it to a championship game, don’t expect fans from Boston, Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh to show support. However, even if there is a divide between the various teams inside New York, keeping the support to teams inside the state is still a rule of thumb.

However, the staff of the Empire State Building showed a shocking lack of loyalty to New York on Sunday night.

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

In an effort to modernize the building, the owners of the Empire State Building installed lights at the top of the building in 1976. The lights have become a unique characteristic of the landmark over the last two decades as the building’s staff adjusts the colors to show support for local sports teams, holidays, or special causes.

However, on Sunday night, the staff showed an awful of loyalty to New York when they revealed they would don the world-famous building’s top levels in the colors of the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles. A photo of the shocking betrayal can be seen above.

Either Eagles fans have invaded the staff of the Empire State Building or mean-hearted Jets fans are making the decisions. Nevertheless, it was surely a horrible sight for New York Giants fans in Manhattan on Sunday that were still recovering from the team’s defeat last week.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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