Jesus Christ has returned to Earth for the sole reason of relaying this important message from God: “Run the ball.” The Pittsburgh Steelers, in mortal fear of His eternal wrath, heeded God’s message by running plenty of yards. The Steelers crushed the St. Louis Rams 27-0 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Eve of Christmas in the Lord’s year, 2011.
Behold this fan sign! It is divine. Very few handmade signs boast beautifully legible printing without major spelling gaffs. Miraculous.
Boo! Hiss!
These Philadelphia Eagles fans showed up to add another “BOO” to the crowd by holding a sign that keeps on “BOOing” long after they’ve been silenced. There are not enough “BOOs” to go around for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Fans take every chance they get to express their dissatisfaction with his tenure. The truth is, he gets booed at the NFL draft each year. In 2016, Goodell made an appearance at the fourth round of the draft. When he was pelted by loud “BOOs,” he responded. The unpopular commissioner told them to “bring it.”
Using internationally recognized hand signals, he indicated he’s unfazed by dissenters’ attacks. He has a way of exacerbating hostilities. Goodell is a suit paid by NFL owners. He has become the embodiment of every fault of the NFL. He’s the reason it’s the No Fun League.
The Patriots vs. The Falcons
The rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints is a contentious one. This Saints fan decided to remind the Falcons of that fateful Super Bowl fail by using this popular Patriots meme. Patriots fans are notorious gloaters. When the Pats faced the Falcons at Super Bowl LI, they were losing 3-28 in the third quarter, the score immortalized by this fan sign.
The momentous turnaround prompted media outlets to call it the best Super Bowl game of all time. When Lady Gaga took the stage at halftime for the highly anticipated performance, the Falcons seemed set to win. The Patriots came back, tied it up, and went into the first Super Bowl overtime in history with the Falcons. An overtime touchdown sealed the Falcons' fate as the only team that has lost a post-season game after holding a 17-point lead in the third quarter. Final score: 34-28.
Memories
When the New England Patriots faced the Seattle Seahawks for the first time after they met at the Super Bowl, enthusiasm was uncontainable. The rematch was wildly anticipated all season. Finally seeing the teams battle it out on the field again brought back some memories. These fans played on “Member Berries” from South Park to celebrate a very joyful remembrance with this set of immaculately executed fan signs. (Is that a Barstool Sports logo?) The matchup also presented the opportunity to rub Seahawks' noses (or beaks, as it were) in that ill-fated turnaround.
Here’s what happened, in case, as for some of us, the Super Bowl party became more interesting than the game: At the very end of Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks literally threw the game away. The momentous play happened when, at the one-yard line, Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (pictured above on the right) snagged an interception at the goal line, setting his team up for a touchdown. The Seahawks, ready to win the Super Bowl at that one-yard line, tragically lost the game instead. Do you “’Member?”
Rebuilding . . . Please Pardon the Dust
1964 was a stupendous year for the Cleveland Browns. It was in that year they clinched the NFL championship. Since then, however, faces have remained as forlorn as this fan. In all these years, not once has the team made it to the Super Bowl. Since 1990, the team has only advanced to the playoffs twice. In 2017, they achieved the rare distinction of becoming only the second team in NFL history not to win a single game all season. The Browns' home stadium is known as the Factory of Sadness, dubbed by exacerbated fan, Mike Polk, via a YouTube rant.
But is it time to turn that frown upside down? Over the past several years, the Browns have been rebuilding in earnest. With new general manager John Dorsey and a slew of formidable players, the funny signs depicting the Browns as the butt of all great NFL jokes may fade to mere relics of past memes.