VIDEO - The NYPD and FDNY have a long history of working together as one to save lives in New York City. But put them together on a field of play and all hell usually breaks loose.
It happened again on Sunday, when the city's Bravest and Finest squared off in what was supposed to be a charity football game at MCU Park on Coney Island. Instead, it turned into an all out brawl that resulted in some bloody faces, bruised knuckles and soaring testosterone levels.
In video shot on the field just after the cops' 29-13 win over the firefighters at the iconic Brooklyn ballpark during what is ironically nicknamed the "Fun City Bowl," the teams are seen converging near the 50-yard line for what was supposed to be a traditional post-game handshake. But tempers flared as players got in each other's faces.
Soon, bodies hit the turf as the amateur football players tugged at each other's jerseys. With a pile of the gold & blue and red & white uniformed players wrestling on the turf, dozens of fellow first responders circled around them, some trying to separate the combatants.