PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 21: Xavier McKinney #29, Jarrad Davis #57 and Aaron Robinson #33 of the New York Giants sort out Dallas Goedert #88 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the course of the first quarter within the NFC Divisional Playoff sport at Lincoln Monetary Subject on January 21, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Picture by Mitchell Leff/Getty Photos)

On the identical day when the Giants had no water at their lodge, extra mishaps in Philadelphia went down with an early sport delay in opposition to the Eagles. 

It was fairly a day for the New York Giants as they had been on the highway for the Divisional Spherical of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. Issues started on the crew’s lodge in Philadelphia which had no water as a result of a difficulty with a pipe when the gamers and coaches awakened on Saturday. That was finally resolved.

However in the event you suppose it was going to cease getting bizarre in Philly, you had been incorrect. Not even the opening kickoff of the matchup between NFC East rival Giants and Eagles may make that occur.

After Philadelphia drove shortly down the sphere to take a 7-0 lead, the Giants received 4 yards on a primary down play early within the first quarter. Then got here the announcement that the sport could be delayed briefly. Why? The reason being about as bizarre because it will get.

Damaged chain delays Giants-Eagles in first quarter

The officers introduced an “administrative stoppage” as a result of the chain on the sideline measuring crew’s gadget had damaged. You may’t even make that kind of factor up.

Fortunately, one thing so foolish solely precipitated a few-minute delay for the Eagles and Giants. But when New York had any momentum previous to that, it was undoubtedly ruined.

On the remainder of the collection, the Giants couldn’t get the ball shifting and Daniel Jones ended up taking sacks on third and fourth down to finish the drive and set the Eagles up for one more simple drive to take a 14-0 lead.

If issues proceed in that trajectory, you possibly can already guess that we’ll hear loads of New York-flavored voices harping on the lodge water and damaged chain as causes for the loss.