City of Philadelphia is covering light poles in Crisco to keep Eagles fans from climbing them



Not only will the Philadelphia Eagles get a shot to clinch a spot in this year’s Super Bowl on Sunday evening, but they’ll get the chance to do it at home in front of the Eagles faithful.

Since the Eagles will have a chance to advance to their first Super Bowl since the 2004 season, Philadelphia police warned local business owners last week that they can’t guarantee their safety if the Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.



Northeast Philly: Police telling business owners they can’t really guarantee their safety if the Eagles win the NFC Championship pic.twitter.com/Q51vUZKEGw — Ryan W Briggs (@rw_briggs) January 17, 2018

On Sunday morning, the city took things a little further by taking to the streets to prepare for the game and what might come after it. With a spot in the Super Bowl on the line, the city workers have already started putting Crisco on the light poles in order to prevent fans from climbing them.



Good morning from Philly where crews from the city are greasing the light poles with Crisco to prevent #Eagles fans from climbing after the #NFCChampionshipGame tonight. #Vikings pregame coverage starts at 3 on FOX9. They call themselves the #CriscoCops pic.twitter.com/w1ZkYWZhYG — FOX 9 Sports (@Fox9Sports) January 21, 2018

You definitely see something new every day because that’s a first for us. Perhaps other cities will take note and jump on this trend moving forward.

(H/T Twitter/Fox9Sports)