BLACK CAT TWITTER STAR AFTER FOOTBALL STADIUM RUN
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY—NEW York Giants fans on Monday night were treated to something they seemingly seldom see these days—a hometown favorite running untouched into the end zone.
Only it wasn’t a Giants player. Or a member of the Dallas Cowboys, either.
With 5 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter of the “Monday Night Football” game—the first MNF game since Halloween—a black cat appeared on the field at Metlife Stadium here, causing a delay in the game and becoming an instant internet star in the process.
By the third quarter, #Blackcat was one of the top trending topics in the world on Twitter.
As the cat made its way from midfield toward the end zone, groundskeepers and security personnel tried to corral the critter, but apparently aware of the bad luck both the cat and the Giants represent nowadays, kept their distance.
Eventually, the cat made its way into the end zone, ran along the base of the stands behind that end zone, and finally into a stadium tunnel.
Game delay
Fittingly, the Giants went from leading 9-3 at the time the cat showed up to trailing 13-12 at halftime.
Dak Prescott shook off an interception on his first pass of the game and threw three touchdown passes, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-18 victory over the New York Giants in the Monday night game.
The win gave the Cowboys, who were coming off a bye, a half-game lead over Philadelphia in the NFC East and improved their record in the division to 4-0, including a win over the Eagles.
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 139 yards for Dallas, which outscored the Giants 34-9 after the cat appeared in the second quarter, forcing referee Clay Martin to delay the game for a couple of minutes until the feline was herded up the tunnel.