
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.
Just overheard at the bar, the app is back! @ESPNFantasy pic.twitter.com/4D6kOzWWDV
— Michael Konopasek (@MikeKonopasek) September 11, 2016
Visual proof! #TheAppIsBack pic.twitter.com/4Io4MO9W2X
— Michael Konopasek (@MikeKonopasek) September 11, 2016
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