The recent goodwill between the Phillies and Eagles that resulted in a joint effort to raise Breast Cancer Awareness has spread to avoiding scheduling conflicts also.
Well, sort of.
The NFL was really the one who made the call to move the Giants-Eagles game on Nov. 1 to an earlier time to avoid a possible conflict with Game 4 if the Phillies reach the World Series.
The kickoff times of the Giants-Eagles and Vikings-Packers games on Halloween Weekend were flipped because of the possibility of a World Series game at Citizens Bank Park that night.
Giants-Eagles will now start at 1 p.m. EST with the Minnesota-Green Bay showdown at 4:15 EST.
If the Phillies reach the World Series, they'd host Game 4 at 8 that night.
Moving the football game earlier would ease the burden on city and law enforcement employees who work at the two Philadelphia stadiums and staff in the shared parking lots, the NFL said Tuesday.
Imagine the scene in South Philly that Sunday if the Phillies Fall Classic match up with the Yankees at night after the Birds and G-Men clash during the day. Add the Sixers game against the Knicks in New York the night before and it could be the greatest Philly vs. New York weekend of all time.
A couple things would need to happen first for the tailgating to extend from morning to night
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The Phillies need to do their part and beat the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The Phils just beat the Rockies on Monday night to make the NLCS. The NFL decided to change the game times before it was known whether the team would reach the World Series to give fans sufficient notice.
And for the PHI/NY triumvirate to happen Halloween weekend, the Yankees would also need to beat the Angels in the ALCS. But fans wouldn’t mind also seeing the other L.A. come to town as long as it’s to play the Phillies in the World Series.
Now let’s hope that the NFL’s efforts to accommodate everyone won’t be in vain.
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