The Minnesota Vikings were coasting, up 29-0 on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third quarter on Thursday night.
All anyone could talk about was how badly Ben Roethlisberger was struggling and how mediocre the Steelers were.
But then, the Steelers scored 20 straight points. A touchdown from K.J. Osborn appeared to put the game away … but then the Steelers scored again, and it was 36-28.
Vikings fans everywhere were in shock, and then cameras broadcasting the Thursday night matchup found Minnesota cornerback Bashaud Breeland, who was similarly stunned by the comeback that fell just short (Chase Claypool’s celebration that cost seconds was part of it):
Vikings watching the Steelers pull to within one score pic.twitter.com/gMPpOJxBlt
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 10, 2021
Breeland finally realizing the disbelief Vikings fans have endured for the past several decades. pic.twitter.com/hob4rmBvbv
— Stooph (@St3ffffffffff) December 10, 2021
Breeland just got memed. #tnf #nfl pic.twitter.com/01WumOSv04
— Vinnie Urdea (@vinnieyourday) December 10, 2021
Welcome to MN Breeland. 😂#SKOL pic.twitter.com/Tkp65x21Cc
— Jilrubia (@jilrubia) December 10, 2021
We just now bore witness to a breeland meme birth #PITvsMIN pic.twitter.com/2vq3KHC2PH
— Sebastian Grimberg (@sebsgrim) December 10, 2021
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