A power issue at the Gillette Stadium, Foxborough delayed the New York Jets vs New England Patriots Week 11 kickoff by 10 minutes.
“Power issue at Gillette Stadium today means only one camera angle and no replays on the CBS broadcast so far. Looks pretty strange,” Ben Volin, senior NFL writer at the Boston Globe, tweeted.
The kickoff, which was scheduled to take place at 1:00 PM on Sunday, was pushed to 1:10 PM.
“It appears that the CBS Sports crew is having technical issues with their field-level video cameras, as the only camera angle we’ve seen so far is from the Gillette Stadium stands at midfield,” media outlet WCVB-TV Boston tweeted.
There was only one working camera, from the 50-yard line, for the broadcast. Players were spotted walking around after plays and nothing else.
“From what I understand, some kind of problem with a TV truck getting knocked out. Effected broadcast in the coaches’ box, replay booth, etc,” Football Outsiders’ Aaron Schatz tweeted.
Kickoff occurred at 1:10 PM, but play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan reported that they were “slowly regaining our footing” and still “having technical issues with power on the site.”
According to Foxborough Police, there have been sporadic power outages and some trees have fallen on town power lines.
There have been no reported injuries.
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Gillette landed a spot in the top 5 for filth in a recent survey that looked at the dirtiest sports stadiums in the USA.
In order to create the list, Betsperts considered fan feedback, the amount of food safety infractions, and general stadium hygiene.
With 4.2 percent of reviews mentioning “dirty conditions,” the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland was named the dirtiest venue nationwide. The second-dirtiest spot in the country belongs to FedEx Field, the home of the Washington Commanders, and the third-dirtiest spot in the country goes to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Gillette ranked at Number 4, with a 2.8 percent rating.
