Twitter, social media reacts to Cowboys-Commanders pulling off this crazy NFL first

A wild and crazy Week 12 tilt led to great reactions on social media.

The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders pulled off an NFL first on Sunday. In their Week 12 matchup, the special teams ineptitude between the two rival franchises was so thick, they managed a level never before seen, so it’s only right that it turned into two different special teams touchdowns in an epic fourth quarter.

Dallas entered the final stanza holding a slim 10-9 lead before the two sides combined for 41 points, including kickoff returns of 99 and 43 yards to keep the Commanders at bay. It’s the first game in NFL history where teams had two missed extra points, a blocked punt and two kickoff returns. That doesn’t even take into account a blocked and two other missed field goal attempts.

Somehow, Dallas escaped Washington with their fourth win of the season, 34-26, to snap their five-game losing streak. As expected, fans were besides themselves in trying to wrap their minds around what they saw on their screens. Here’s a few safe-for-work social media reactions from Twitter and BlueSky.

Me to my Day 1s:

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— KD Drummond (@kddrummondnfl.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Death and the Child, by Edvard Munch, 1899, 📸 via @SportsCenter

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— ArtButMakeItSports (@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM

WE GET A SOUNDS OF THE SIDELINES THIS WEEK!!!

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— Dana B (@day-nuh-bee.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:30 PM

“Hey, you wanna come on my podcast this week?” – Micah, probably

— sarcasmpowered.bsky.social (@sarcasmpowered.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:28 PM

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— Patrik [No C] Walker (@voiceofthestar.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:27 PM

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— Mark Gajda (@markguydah.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:36 PM

I don’t want to be a prisoner of the moment, but I can’t remember EVER watching a game like that in my life.

Not ever. #Cowboys #Commanders

— Patrik [No C] Walker (@voiceofthestar.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM

This was quite the note from the FOX broadcast about the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game on Sunday

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— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 5:23 PM

came to steal the dub 📜

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— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 5:23 PM