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Black Cat on Football Field

Black Cat on Football Field

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Black Cat on Football Field is a viral video of a black cat interrupting a football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants by running around the MetLife field in November 2019. The black cat began trending on Twitter the night of the game.

Origin

On November 4th, 2019, The Giants Twitter account shared a video of the cat storming the field with the caption "Halloween isn't over yet " (shown below). The tweet garnered over 28,300 likes and 8,700 retweets in a day.



Spread

On November 4th, 2019, Twitter user @westwood1sports uploaded the Kevin Harlan live broadcasting audio for when the cat took to the football field (shown below). The tweet gained 14,100 likes and 4,900 retweets in a day.



That night, Twitter user @Brat1st shares a video of their cats watching the television screen as the cat was running across the field (Shown below). The video accumulated over 56,300 likes and 10,400 retweets in a day.



Twitter user @darth[1] used the black cat in a reproduction of the "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme (shown below, left). The tweet garnered over 2,600 likes and 500 retweets in a day. Sports journalist @MadelynBurke,[2] tweeted a statement from MetLife Stadium: “The black cat ran off the field and disappeared under a seating section. Once we locate and safely capture the cat, we will take it to a veterinarian for examination” (shown below, right).


darthTM @darth 9:24 PM Nov 4, 2019 Tweet Deck . Madelyn Burke Asked building security about the black cat on the field: Apparently there are some resident stray cats at MetLife- they usually come out after the game, people feed them, etc. They live in the bleachers, I'm told this one must have gotten startled out by fan noise #journalism @MadelynBurke 12h . Madelyn Burke @MadelynBurke Statement from MetLife Stadium on status of the black cat that ran onto the field at the Giants-Dallas game: "The black cat ran off the field and disappeared under a seating section. Once we locate and safely capture the cat, we will take it to a veterinarian for examination" 10:44 PM Nov 4, 2019 Twitter for iPhone .

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Mike @MKChiWriting This took about as long as I expected #blackcat TheGiantaBlackCat 2 Tweets # TheGiantaBlackCat @GiantsBlackCat Just your cat purrruzing Giants games EJoined November 2019 1 Following 0 Followers Not followed by anyone you're following Tweets & replies Media Tweets ooo 9:23 PM Nov 4, 2019 Twitter Web App Josh Hermsmeyer @friscojosh White cat to black cat rn 9:16 PM Nov 4, 2019 Twitter for iPhone . . Zach Haberman @ZHaberman Black Cat is the most entertaining thing that's been on the field all year at MetLife. 9:25 PM Nov 4, 2019 Twitter for iPhone . David Helman @HelmanDC Pretty amazing that the Cowboys screwed up so much stuff and still managed to take a halftime lead. Guess you could say they're playing like they have 9 lives 9:48 PM Nov 4, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – darth

[2] Twitter- MadelynBurke

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