Twitter was made for nights like the crazy MNF showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. Here are some of the best reactions.
Sometimes we run out of adjectives as sports fans or writers, and the Monday Night Football slugfest between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, which turned into an incredible, dramatic 54-51 triumph for the home team, was a prime example. Thankfully, Twitter was there to give us even more.
If ever there was a game made for the social media era, this was it. Among the jaw-dropping stats: It was the highest scoring MNF game ever, and the third-highest of all time. It was the first NFL game to feature both teams scoring 50 or more points, as well as the first 50-plus point losing effort (sorry, Chiefs fans).
Patrick Mahomes passed for 478 yards and six touchdowns … and lost.
Twitter chipped in even more amazing context.
That’s 13 touchdowns tonight. The Bills have scored 13 touchdowns this season.
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) November 20, 2018
This is the first game in NFL history in which each team scored 50 points.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 20, 2018
This game has seen more combined points than any Big 12 matchup this season.
Teams to score 50 points in NFL history were 216-0 entering tonight.
Most Games with 4+ Pass TD in Single Season - Super Bowl Era
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 20, 2018
Season
Peyton Manning 9 2013
Patrick Mahomes 6 2018
Peyton Manning 6 2004
Dan Marino 6 1984
I’ve never watched a football game with 100+ points on the board and said both defenses played well... well tonight that happened #MondayNightFootball
— Chris Frey Jr (@cfrey_23) November 20, 2018
Other big entertainment brands were impressed as well.
This #MondayNightFootball game is like pic.twitter.com/WFRCx066AK
— The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) November 20, 2018
Memes and GIFs? Of course Twitter is going to serve those up. In fact, Chiefs-Rams was like a mini-history of those things all on its own.
https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1064729815859654656
When you realize next weeks MNF game is the Titans and Texans, but still got to witness history with the Rams and Chiefs tonight #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/GpYy1yjTS2
— Matt Masi (@m_masi5) November 20, 2018
Rams vs Chiefs #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/Q5glsEVJ3s
— Makustus (@rapsfan25) November 20, 2018
How many turnovers did Mahomes have tonight #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/ejdE58zrAL
— Jacob Smith (@Smitty_2011) November 20, 2018
After watching that Rams vs Chiefs game #mondaynightfootball pic.twitter.com/8mcNJ3cMYy
— Dolphins Make Me Cry (@jon_carvajal) November 20, 2018
Quick, someone press that @BWWings overtime button for @rams @Chiefs #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/5Srl1SVaSj
— ChuckimusPrime (@ChuckimusPrime) November 20, 2018
Absolutely electric game tonight. Two of the best teams in football proved why they're the best. It's going to be hard to top this one. #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/aoqWpQyAOR
— Patrick Gunn (@patgunner_) November 20, 2018
And quite a few observers noted that it will be really, really tough for the Super Bowl to top Chiefs-Rams. Unless maybe they play each other again there …
I hope the Super Bowl is half as good as this game was.#NFL #MondayNightFootball
— Patrick Mannelly (@PatrickMannelly) November 20, 2018
So cool they decided to play the Super Bowl tonight on #MondayNightFootball.
— Alex Crawford (@dr_crawf) November 20, 2018
Just give the winner of this Rams Chiefs game the Lombardi. The Super Bowl will never live up to this game. #MondayNightFootball #MNF
— Josh Denny (@JoshDenny) November 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/WayneDupreeShow/status/1064739895585976320
The game was so good, it might have even converted some fans from other countries into NFL aficionados.
And this game is why, as a Brit, I prefer “American” football to soccer. Incredible stuff. Can’t beat it. #MondayNightFootball
— Alex Lloyd (@alex_lloyd) November 20, 2018
So thank you Chiefs, thank you Rams, and thank you, Twitter, for being there on a night like this one. Many, many words will be written about this game in the days to come, but plenty were already shared while it was going on, and those were almost as fun as the game itself — but not quite.