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Classic NFL games made for Twitter

By Andrew Hammond

American quarterback Johnny Unitas
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(Original Caption) Oakland Raiders’ Preston Ridlehuber (37-QB) gets up to scoop up loose football fumbled by New York on kickoff in final seconds of game 11/17. Ridlehuber picked it up and ran for a 2-yard touchdown to put icing on an Oakland 43-32 comeback victory over the Jets. Other Raiders are: John Roderick (41-OE), Bob Kruse (62-G), and John Fairbanks (86-E).
(Original Caption) Oakland Raiders’ Preston Ridlehuber (37-QB) gets up to scoop up loose football fumbled by New York on kickoff in final seconds of game 11/17. Ridlehuber picked it up and ran for a 2-yard touchdown to put icing on an Oakland 43-32 comeback victory over the Jets. Other Raiders are: John Roderick (41-OE), Bob Kruse (62-G), and John Fairbanks (86-E). /

1968 Jets-Raiders (The Heidi Game)

Imagine that you’re in the middle of watching a late season showdown between the Jets and Raiders out in Oakland. Following the titanic showdown between these to AFL heavyweights, NBC was scheduled to broadcast the children’s movie “Heidi” at 6 p.m. EST. As most games on TV do, the game ran long and would finish well past 6 p.m. With the Jets leading by three late in the game and zero hour hitting soon, NBC decided to switch the coverage from the game to Heidi.

The switch occurred just as Oakland took over with a minute left, those in the stadium were the only ones to see the Raiders score two touchdowns in a 43-32 thriller. Fans across the country were left thinking the Jets won and frustrated that their game was pushed aside for a children’s movie. The switchboards at NBC blew up due to the reaction of angry fans calling in wondering what happened. Later on that night, a nation was updated on the Raiders comeback with a scroll on the bottom of the TV screen.

Twitter worthy moments

-They switched the damn game! Imagine a week 13 matchup between the Steelers and Patriots going down to the wire and at 6 PM, CBS decides to show 60 Minutes. It would never happen, especially in this modern age of TV.

-The Jets choked the game away. Twitter like nothing more to remind you that a team choked (Ask the 2016 Golden State Warriors) so Twitter would’ve went insane as the Jets coughed up a late lead in one of the great games of all time.

Crying MJ Award: The NBC Peacock. Has to be right? I mean just imagine the NBC Peacock with a crying MJ face. You’re welcome America.

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