Eagles fans allegedly beat up Lions fan after the game: Report

A Michigan native who has resided in Philadelphia for two years says he was harassed and beaten unconscious by a group of Eagles fans outside Lincoln Financial Field after the Eagles' 34-20 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The 33-year-old Center City business owner, who spoke on condition that he not be identified, said a half-dozen men in Eagles gear targeted him — first with snowballs and other projectiles, then with fists and kicks  — because of his Barry Sanders jersey and cap, according to a report from Philly.com.

After trying to ignore the initial taunts, the fans reportedly crossed over Pattison Avenue and approached him as he headed towards a train — which is when things allegedly got physical.

Here is what the report said of the incident:

The smallest man in the group slapped (the Lions fan) in his head from the side, he said. Another man then pushed him from behind, and the group bum-rushed him.

To defend himself, the victim said, he threw a punch and brought one of his attackers to the ground. But then he felt punches to the back of his head, he said.

"I felt like I was being choked and punched," he said.

That's when he lost consciousness, he said.

The injuries were so bad, the victim had to go to the hospital.

The victim, who lives in Bella Vista with his fiancee, said he was treated at a hospital Monday for a concussion and other, minor injuries. He said doctors also examined him for internal injuries after he urinated blood Sunday night.

The victim went on to say that it was an Eagles' fan who came to his aid. In fact, the victim says the man who helped him threw his own Eagles jersey in the trash because he was "disgusted" with what the group of fans did.

"He said he was tired of these Eagles fans and the way they are," said the Lions fan.

Last week, a report came out that the number of arrests go up in Philadelphia after an Eagles' loss.

If Sunday's story is true, it looks like Philly isn't very safe after a win either.

Woman Holds Crying Baby Inches From Brawling NFL Fans at Candlestick Park

Another camera shot and another angle of the brawl in the stands at Saturday's Oakland Raiders/ San Francisco 49ers game shows a woman clutching a wailing child, just inches from the punches being wildly thrown down, putting her and the infant in harm's way.

The much-publicized incident, one of many which marred the NFL exhibition game at Candlestick Park, is being investigated by San Francisco authorities and the NFL.

It topped off a game where there were numerous fights in the stands and two shootings, one where a 24 year-old man wearing an anti-49ers T-shirt was shot in the stomach outside in the parking lot. The assault victim was severely beaten in a men's restroom inside the stadium. 

Both are in serious condition at San Francisco General Hospital. The other gun-shot victim was not hurt seriously.

Police say the confrontations were not team vs. team issues, but gang-related.  In the video, you can see one thug in a red Niners jersey fight another guy in white Raiders garb, then turn on another guy wearing the Niners colors.

In the fight video above-- which lasted over a minute until it was broken up by security personnel-- you can see a blond woman jump from her seat when the slug-fest breaks out.  The woman holds a crying young child, clad in a Raiders jersey and hat, as she scrambles away from the 200-pound-plus brawlers whose punches sail right by the kid's head.

There is little help from any other spectators who crowd the wild scene and turn their attention from the game and towards the melee. The concerned woman is left to fend for herself, but it looks like she has seen this kind of behavior before.  Caught in the fracas alongside her is a single child of about 12 years of age.

At one point it looks like the woman is raising the child to give him a better view of the action.

Police are seeking witnesses to all of the incidents and have detained a "person of interest" in one of the shootings after he was pulled from a party bus in the parking lot.

The annual exhibition game, known to locals as the "Battle of the Bay" reported no incidents last year.

The NFL, San Francisco mayor, Ed Lee, and  Oakland mayor, Jean Quan, released statements saying violence at stadiums during games will not be tolerated.