All aTwitter: 17 January 2022

"That was the best option ... it's the right decision."

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on the QB draw play that ended the game. pic.twitter.com/ZZfnkkiEAa

— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) January 17, 2022

They got tackled in bounds with 7 seconds left in the game. not by accident. this was the genius plan.

— Jim Mullins (@Mullins1067) January 17, 2022

Ref: don't mind me, coming through..! pic.twitter.com/VjbNF2llf2

— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) January 17, 2022

That seems right. The blunder was by the Cowboys, not the officials. They didn't have enough time to run that play without the clock expiring, and you can't spot the ball yourself and then snap it. https://t.co/PMFzVkTJ4l

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) January 17, 2022

Totally appropriate to ask about the distance of the umpire from the play, which contributes to how much time it takes him to spot the ball, but if the Cowboys were counting on him being a certain distance away in making this play-call, they made a big mistake. https://t.co/QOvRcL8EqS

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) January 17, 2022

Washington football fans feeling like they just won the Super Bowl

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) January 17, 2022

Me watching the rest of the playoffs pic.twitter.com/kLTvGZC8jq

— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) January 17, 2022

Teaching my newborn daughter to hate Dallas from an early age pic.twitter.com/i8cRzI5dBz

— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) January 16, 2022

#Cowboys fans throwing things at their own players. Got this sent to me by one. Be better fans wow! pic.twitter.com/mlVttbFlpg

— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) January 17, 2022

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott disparaged fans for throwing bottles, debris at players. Then Prescott was told the fans were aiming for officiating crew. Prescott retracted. “A credit to them then.”

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) January 17, 2022

First and last time on Nickelodeon for Mike McCarthy?

If @DaltonBMiller had his way, that would be a resounding yes. #NFL | #DallasCowboys https://t.co/SDSsdHBvBu

— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) January 17, 2022

Just glad the Nickelodeon audience got to experience that.

— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) January 17, 2022

McCarthy complaining about refs spotting the ball after Dak's slide would be like Shanahan complaining about Trent Williams false start flag on Jimmy G's QB sneak.

The rules is the rules.

I am, of course, happy that Dallas fans have a reason to piss & moan all offseason

— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) January 17, 2022

Breaking: Cowboys bringing their own benches to Cancun pic.twitter.com/VGXtkPUqRr

— Reese Waters (@reesewaters) January 17, 2022

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke to the media after tonight’s loss and used the words “extremely” “disappointed” and “surprised” a lot.

Asked several times about coaching or a possible coaching change, he said he wouldn’t speak on coaching right now. He did not rule it out.

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) January 17, 2022

There is no more appropriate way for the Cowboys season to end.

There were successes, Micah Parsons chief among them, but this season has to be classed as a failure.

And now Mike McCarthy gets to answer why issues (flags, offense) dating back to October were never rectified?

— Laurie Horesh (@LaurieHoresh) January 17, 2022

Yeesh. https://t.co/JiGUtBHAk4

— KimberlEY A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) January 17, 2022

This is a perfect storm, Philly getting rolled and we can enjoy Kerrigan making plays

— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) January 16, 2022

Ryan Kerrigan. pic.twitter.com/zEGnCGFYjY

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) January 16, 2022

Andy Reid when he gets a down-and-distance near the goal line that allows him to call a shovel pass for a score. pic.twitter.com/eYUb6dy2UW

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) January 17, 2022

Nick Allegretti BIG MAN TOUCHDOWN. #ChiefsKingdom

: #PITvsKC on NBC
: NFL app pic.twitter.com/sCJppvrRgk

— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2022

The Chiefs are emptying their playbook tonight pic.twitter.com/F66daNzqIK

— PFF (@PFF) January 17, 2022

The Chiefs scored so much that they ran out of fireworks

( : @thekapman) pic.twitter.com/bhtAN7rrKB

— PFF (@PFF) January 17, 2022

During the second half of this season, Jimmy Garoppolo simultaneously has raised his value to both the 49ers and to other teams in the off-season trade market. 49ers would not be where they are today without him.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 16, 2022

It’s fun to watch Deebo Samuel with the Niners … quite a versatile weapon. Wonder if that’s something we’ll See next year with Curtis Samuel. (Yes he has to be healthy; I know). Deebo is a little bigger. Curtis faster. Both versatile. Adds a nice dimension to the O. … IF

— John Keim (@john_keim) January 17, 2022

For the first time in his HOF career, Trent Williams experienced what it was like to win a playoff game.

"It's the best feeling in the world." pic.twitter.com/rnFnTjDQTn

— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) January 17, 2022

He already is

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsHH) January 17, 2022

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson wants to explore his options this offseason, per @RapSheet pic.twitter.com/LJpiKntZ1F

— PFF (@PFF) January 16, 2022

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy says he was told the league office would likely put more time on the clock after the QB draw that ended the game. (It didn't.) https://t.co/F4k3l5V9aa

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 17, 2022

Referee Jerome Boger and the officials from Saturday’s Raiders-Bengals game are not expected to work again this NFL postseason:https://t.co/oPdfnJxQD7

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 16, 2022

Yes. That’s a QB for another NFL franchise….shirtless at a Bills game. Your fan base could never. #BillsMafia

The legend himself, Fitzmagic. pic.twitter.com/V5brB0TmN0

— Jeremy Kelley (@JK_Kelley) January 16, 2022