Black Cat on Football Field
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About
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.
AUDIO: There was a cat on the field.
Kevinharlan</a> had the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNF</a> call for us.<br><br>It was beautiful. <a href="https://t.co/4ShTBVaYRZ">pic.twitter.com/4ShTBVaYRZ</a></p>— Westwood One Sports (
westwood1sports) November 5, 2019
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.
My cats Max and Leo saw the black cat on Monday night football pic.twitter.com/Pq5DA3RzgN
— Cindy Saucier (@Brat1st) November 5, 2019
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).
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[2] Twitter- MadelynBurke
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