Not only was Patriots-Steelers an exhilarating finish to a great, hard-fought battle, but what was equally as enjoyable was watching Patriots fans emotions go from wicked high to wanting to jump off the Tobin Bridge then back to exuberance in the last two minutes. It was very entertaining to watch on Twitter.Right after Brady executes a five-play, 77-yard drive, culminating with an eight yard run up the gut by Dion Lewis. then capped off with the two-point conversation to Rob Gronkowski.
THAT’S A SUPER BOWL DRIVE RIGHT THERE. BIG BALLS pic.twitter.com/BncBcpUtni— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) December 18, 2017
Uhhhhhhhhh......— Dani Rafuse (@dani_rafuse15) December 18, 2017
ONE MAN WRECKING CREW. 2nd half for the ages by this guy pic.twitter.com/fBWddDAAmV— Ghika, Michael (@mghika) December 18, 2017
The happiness was quickly erased after JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a short pass from Roethlisberger, but managed to elude Patriots defenders for 69 (Gronk's favorite number) yards. The "touchdown" pass to Jesse James on the very next play, following a Pittsburgh timeout, did not help the fans much either.This Gronk guy is OK— Greg Royce (@gregroyce) December 18, 2017
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me.— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) December 18, 2017
Well the Pats didn't deserve to win anyways— Ghika, Michael (@mghika) December 18, 2017
I envy people who don’t care— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) December 18, 2017
— Dani Rafuse (@dani_rafuse15) December 18, 2017
Well... no 87 cent coffee tomorrow...— Katie Collins (@katie_collins) December 18, 2017
Welp...— Brandon Chase (@BrandonNChase) December 18, 2017
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) December 18, 2017Because the "touchdown" was inside two minutes, officials review it and ruled it was NOT a catch. James lost control of the ball going down to the ground. Fans had fun with that one too!
That's incomplete— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 18, 2017
Insanity— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 18, 2017
Roethlisberger makes a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible pass over the middle and picked off by Duron Harmon, giving the Patriots the win and essentially sealing the number one seed.
Duron Harmon is the best closer in Modern Day Boston Sports history tbh— Jordan Leandre (@Jordan_BBS) November 26, 2017
Had it the whole way— Conner Grant (@ConnerGrant5) December 18, 2017
Patriots stole one from the Steelers.— Terry Cushman (@cushmanMLB) December 18, 2017
Ho.Lee. Hell. #NEvsPIT pic.twitter.com/U6iy4ZGLTQ— Emily Machado (@e_machadoo) December 18, 2017
So much enjoyment reading through those social media posts in the last two minutes of the game. Watching fans nearly jump through the roof, to nearly throwing the remote at the television, then being happy again. Psychiatrists would characterize this as a mood disorder.NEVER IN DOUBT 2 pic.twitter.com/4vUfPtuKVo— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 18, 2017
Also on a side note here's what a few Boston media personalities chimed in post-game:
I feel almost as drained after that one as I did last February in Houston. WHAT. A. GAME.— Dale Arnold (@DaleEArnold) December 18, 2017
And @steelers now have their version of the #TuckRule. Like that one, I hate the rule... unless it benefits @Patriots.— Dale Arnold (@DaleEArnold) December 18, 2017
Why is there only ONE receiver out on this play? And he went the wrong way. God, what a dumb team. Deserved to lose https://t.co/VqW1p2UISv— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) December 18, 2017
Loved reading this
ReplyDeleteVery entertaining