ESPN’s Fantasy Football app crashes on first Sunday of season

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BRISTOL, Conn. — Fantasy football players were enraged when ESPN’s fantasy sports app crashed on the first Sunday of the NFL season.

The outage began around 11 a.m. MDT on Sunday — just as nine NFL games kicked off around the country.

ESPN Fantasy Sports said in a tweet that it is “aware of the current technical difficulties” and is “working to resolve the issue ASAP.”

Fantasy sports is a big component of business for Disney-owned ESPN, which incorporates it into coverage of real games.

Fans reacted in a string of angry posts as trouble persisted into the afternoon.

.@espn fantasy football app has left the game. Return is questionable. #FantasyFootball

— Josh Sussman (@MrSussman) September 11, 2016

When it’s only Week 1 and @ESPN’s #FantasyFootball servers already crashed. pic.twitter.com/i25CkAsI6r

— Brian MacDuff (@BMACadelic) September 11, 2016

ESPN Fantasy Football site crashing, so here I am tallying points on graph paper over candlelight, just like my father's father before him.

— Joe Kaiser (@Joe_P_Kaiser) September 11, 2016

ESPN's fantasy app still in preseason form I see. #espn #FantasyFootball

— Uhle (@TrulyUhle) September 11, 2016

The guy operating @ESPNFantasy servers right now pic.twitter.com/4jjT9qbRbr

— RickyFTW (@rickyftw) September 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/cpoltman6/status/775026562399924225

https://twitter.com/_saraeflores/status/775039433468809217

Bold move by the ESPN Fantasy App taking a knee on 9/11

— being very calm in 2020 (@InternetDustin) September 11, 2016

Y'all, it's halftime and I still don't know how my fantasy team is doing. Do your IT guys not work on Sunday's @ESPNFantasy?#FantasyFootball

— Amber (@Amber_isAwesome) September 11, 2016

As a #FantasyFootball commish I am horrified at ESPN's FF server crashing. There are some seriously PO'd nerds out there right now….

— Noah Plotnicki (@NPlotz) September 11, 2016

Me playing #FantasyFootball today. Thanks @ESPNFantasy @ESPN_ff pic.twitter.com/LqazQfensJ

— Scotty Does Know © (@Scottymednick) September 11, 2016

Probably not the best time to ask… @espn @Apple #FantasyFootball #fail pic.twitter.com/omSTI0yZ7V

— Ben Kingsbury (@KingBen87) September 11, 2016

waiting for @ESPN #FantasyFootball to work like pic.twitter.com/3xF8vSwlmD

— lil nicky (@IiI_nickyy) September 11, 2016

Dear @espn we will like to see our fantasy scores please and thank you. #FantasyFootball pic.twitter.com/J42F8Jk6Ro

— Iamdastandard (@TamDPBI) September 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/JohnPEast/status/775041316833136640

The service was restored about 3 p.m.