Twitter Reacts to Ending of Patriots–Steelers Game

It was a wild finish at Heinz Field sees the Patriots escape with a 27-24 win.

Sunday's hyped matchup between the Steelers and the Patriots didn't disappoint, ending in a wild finish that prompted social media to explode. 

The win gets the Patriots to 11-3 and puts them in first place in the AFC, as they now have the tiebreaker over the Steelers, who are now also 11-3. The win also clinched the AFC East title for New England.

While plenty of users offered their hot takes, some players also weighed in. 

Here are their responses:

We’ll be back. pic.twitter.com/2EpBYRXtE1

— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) December 18, 2017

Man that’s some bull shit that was a catch man. I don’t give a damn what anyone say. #NEvsPIT

— Ryan Shazier (@RyanShazier) December 18, 2017

Here's the rest of the social media roundup:

Apparently you have to maintain possession of the ball through the post game press conference and the drive home to complete a catch in the nfl. #steelers won that game

— Philip Icuss (@Phil_Icuss) December 18, 2017

Guys! I think I figured out the @nfl catch rule finally!

It’s pretty simple-

Does it help the Patriots?- it’s a catch.

Does it hurt the patriots?- it’s not a catch. #SNF#Steelers

— Riley O'Brien (@Riley_RJO) December 18, 2017

I’m just happy to see Tom Brady finally have something go his way.

— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) December 18, 2017

Ben’s reaction when they overturned that Jesse James Touchdown. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/igsBLKsn5a

— Al Smizzle (@AlZeidenfeld) December 18, 2017