Classic NFL games made for Twitter

The NFL has been back for about a week or so and with that comes the interesting, yet hilarious relationship between the league and Twitter.

As of the last few seasons, Twitter has stepped up it’s NFL presence to the point that the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills will be the first NFL game ever broadcast live om the social platform. 

This has me wondering … What great NFL games and moments would be perfect for Twitter?

After some lengthy brainstorming, I’ve decided to look at the five greatest games in the pre-Twitter era that would’ve made our collective heads explode.

As a rule, this covers games that would’ve come before the creation of Twitter back in 2006 so as much as you’d like to see someone put a crying MJ on Tom Brady back in Super Bowl XLII, it just won’t happen.

1958 NFL Championship Game (Giants-Colts)

You’ve got to put this game on the list. It’s widely regarded as the greatest game of all time and it helped bring the NFL into the forefront of the American zeitgeist. You had the league’s glamour team in the New York Giants facing off against the scrappy but young Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas.

After a dramatic four quarters, the Colts and Giants played the NFL’s first-ever overtime game. It took a Alan Ameche touchdownto end the classic contest and give the Baltimore Colts their first NFL Championship Game. 

Twitter Worthy Moments

-NFL’s first-ever OT game

-The NBC broadcast feed was cut off due to the rowdy crowd at Yankee Stadium knocking the plug loose so a national TV audience was left wondering what would happen in the waning seconds of the contest.it was restored in time for the winning score.

Crying MJ Award: Frank Gifford, he was arguably the leagues most popular player and played for the glamour team of the NFL. Of course he would’ve got a crying MJ.

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