NFL Twitter freaks out at Chargers comeback to force OT vs. Raiders
NFL Twitter couldn’t believe the Chargers pulled off a comeback to force OT with the Raiders in a game where a tie would send both teams to the playoffs.
The final week of NFL action in the regular season did not disappoint. And the Chargers-Raiders game was the cherry on top of all of it.
With both sides battling for their playoff lives, and that of the Steelers, the game featured a bunch of twists and turns.
Las Vegas jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Los Angeles wrestled back the lead. A controversial pass interference call gave the Raiders the lead back and they pulled way out in front with a 29-14 lead halfway through the fourth quarter.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert looked at that deficit and made it disappear with two stunning drives to tie the game with no time left on the clock.
https://twitter.com/chargers/status/1480402207425982465
Twitter was all about that development.
NFL Twitter loved the Chargers comeback vs. the Raiders
What a game. What a comeback by Herbert and the @chargers. I’m a @steelers fan and I’m still loving this. What a Game!!!!
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) January 10, 2022
Chargers Raiders win probability AND also my EKG pic.twitter.com/QD55tSjELh
— Eric Stangel (@EricStangel) January 10, 2022
Chargers.
— Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) January 10, 2022
19 plays, 83 yards, TD at the buzzer. Converted ...
4th and 10
4th and 10 (penalty)
3rd and 10
4th and 10
This Chargers/Raiders game is one of the few times that being on Twitter is a really good thing. pic.twitter.com/1tLFx1hcEl
— Mike Maniscalco (@mikemaniscalco) January 10, 2022
Pure craziness! Cannot script this @Raiders @chargers finish with playoff spot in balance. Hard to believe that last drive.
— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) January 10, 2022
And what % of fans in Pittsburgh are screaming "FIX!" now?
Since the game could end in a tie and both teams would make it to the playoffs, a lot of people wondered if there might be some winking and nodding from the sidelines.
Raiders and chargers after an elaborate tie to go into the playoffs together pic.twitter.com/Z6IVf8Wst8
— AgainstTheGrainHOU (@ATGsportsHou) January 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/snoringelbow/status/1480402598628712449
Chargers and Raiders at the OT coin toss: pic.twitter.com/ulGC5aTOAH
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) January 10, 2022
It felt like everyone was rooting for a tie except for Steelers fans, who would miss out.
THE CHARGERS AND RAIDERS BEAT THE STEELERS, 29-29 pic.twitter.com/7xHiDLywpW
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) January 10, 2022
no one wants to see Big Ben (attempt to) play another football game. kneel this thing out, raiders & chargers.
— Jonah Javad (@JonahJavad) January 10, 2022
A Chargers-Raiders tie would be the perfect way to end Ben Roethlisberger’s career
— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) January 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/sjohnston10/status/1480402054531239939
After the Raiders kicked a field goal in overtime, the Chargers answered with a field goal of their own.
That’s how close it remained between the two teams.
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