A demoralizing October loss to the Miami Dolphins was the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ spiral, but, winners of seven-straight, they made sure nothing like that loss — which featured Miami running back Jay Ajayi rushing for over 200 yards — happened again when the two teams met in the first round of the AFC playoffs.
Sunday, Pittsburgh cruised to an almost-too-easy 30-12 victory over the Dolphins — and the Steelers did it in spectacular fashion, with huge contributions from running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown, in particular.
Here are the best tweets from the game.
1.
The Steelers have a fever, and the only prescription is… pic.twitter.com/PrywBv0i76
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 8, 2017
2.
Ryan Shazier warming up without a shirt on! ? #Steelers https://t.co/5GJH8HpqYA
— Blitzburgh (@Steel_Curtain4) January 8, 2017
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Didn’t someone tell Ryan Shazier it’s going to be 16 degrees today? ❄️ (via @steelers) pic.twitter.com/pq9TzeDZ5U
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 8, 2017
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Matt Moore took his first hit before his first snap pic.twitter.com/z5fXfTShMi
— SI Extra Mustard (@SI_ExtraMustard) January 8, 2017
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Antonio Brown rn pic.twitter.com/g55UoMRRM9
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 8, 2017
6.
AB all day!!!!
— Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) January 8, 2017
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Antonio Brown has three receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns. At that pace, he’ll finish with more than 1100 yards and 15 TDs
— Shannon Carroll (@scarrollPSN) January 8, 2017
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AB… C you later
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) January 8, 2017
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The Steelers have a WR with the patience of a RB, and a RB with the explosiveness of a WR.
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) January 8, 2017
10.
Chiefs-Steelers: will be interesting to see how both teams respond to a first-round bye.
— Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) January 8, 2017
11.
I’m on board for 1,000 total yards for the Steelers. Let’s do this.
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) January 8, 2017
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It’s gonna be tough for them to get there in the first half, but we’ll see https://t.co/2QDeUjpCyg
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 8, 2017
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BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers are being investigated by PETA for their mistreatment of Dolphins.
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) January 8, 2017
14.
dolphins fans right now pic.twitter.com/RvpoWgyIyY
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 8, 2017
15.
That thump you just heard was Andy Reid getting out of his recliner and driving to Arrowhead to game plan for the Steelers
— Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) January 8, 2017
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Summary of the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/hz0xbPZyE2
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) January 8, 2017
17.
So glad I wrote 40 inches on Ajayi today, 17 more inches than he has yards so far.
— Gene Collier (@genecollier) January 8, 2017
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These two are hoping things keep going the @steelers way in the second half. @TheCUTCH22 @JoeManganiello pic.twitter.com/CH4hDfhakz
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) January 8, 2017
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Breaking: Miami has already booked a halftime flight back to South Beach.
— The Fake ESPN (@TheFakeESPN) January 8, 2017
20.
After seeing this, maybe clipboard holding ain’t such a bad gig after allhttps://t.co/RvuZWmRb9Y
— Not Tony Romo (@not_romo) January 8, 2017
21.
Wow a live look at how Matt Moore is looking at his OL on the sideline pic.twitter.com/gzo3jgQsKQ
— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) January 8, 2017
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The standard for #Dolphins Matt Moore passing his concussion test, apparently. pic.twitter.com/14soZ4uUWJ
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) January 8, 2017
23.
if i get hit the way moore got hit i’m retiring from fb i’m throwing my TV away so i never see fb again i’m never saying “football” again
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) January 8, 2017
24.
You know it’s your day when interceptions turn into completions
— trey wingo (@wingoz) January 8, 2017
25.
Now Harrison celebrates sack by grinding one of his son’s participation trophies into dust.
— Tom Junod (@TomJunod) January 8, 2017
26.
James Harrison’s “random” drug test will be Monday
— Andrew Hodgson (@ahodgson92) January 8, 2017
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Deebo!! pic.twitter.com/E5lEwxSarR
— Benstonium (@Benstonium) January 8, 2017
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It’s so cold the ref’s whistle froze pic.twitter.com/EfY0wIRXBb
— SI Extra Mustard (@SI_ExtraMustard) January 8, 2017
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Go Steelers!!! On another note… I have never been so f***ing cold in all my life… WTF
— Sharna Burgess (@SharnaBurgess) January 8, 2017
30.
Encroachment. #MIAvsPIT pic.twitter.com/oVTYwq8TtK
— NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2017
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And I thought it was called the “all hands team” because the players were shaped like giant hands.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 8, 2017
32.
Made an agreement with my nephew for each 1st down the steelers got I would do 10 pushups. He did 5 per 1st down Miami got. 190 push-ups inc
— Robert Clark (@robertwclark) January 8, 2017
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Bell: The o-line did an incredible job controlling the line of scrimmage today. Made my job easy. Total team effort.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 8, 2017
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In his last 7 games, Le’Veon Bell has rushed for 1,002 yards.
In the best 7-game stretch of his career, Emmitt Smith rushed for 860.— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) January 9, 2017
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le’veon bell runs like my mom elbowing her way through a street market in korea (this is a huge compliment)
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 8, 2017
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Steelers Win After Miami Dolphins Forfeit By Freezing To Death On Heinz Field https://t.co/Kd5TpxmCjI
— Dan Tucker (@TheDanTucker) January 8, 2017
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BREAKING: The Miami Dolphins unveil new logo for the 2017/18 season. pic.twitter.com/iu9zqNVyxL
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) January 8, 2017
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@Ashlayyyy_ @KoS_Xtreme i would like to remind people that the steelers needed ot to beat the browns pic.twitter.com/xa2GOi1sS6
— Sean Conlin (@Smc52393) January 8, 2017
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@NFLonFOX @camdasilva Steelers look unstoppable but aren’t favorites. So that means they’re stoppable. Right? Did I miss something?
— Bob Killman (@BobKillman1) January 8, 2017
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Steelers’ LB Ryan Shazier’s cleats honor the past Linebacker greats in the Black & Yellow . (via @JFowlerESPN) pic.twitter.com/IYn0pdmoLB
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 8, 2017
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How’s business, Coach? pic.twitter.com/6Q4UrTSNGl
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 8, 2017
