Fog descended on the Patriots-Falcons game, and so did the jokes
A field goal miss only added more material for the jokes.
The Patriots’ Sunday night clash with the Falcons was supposed to be about a rematch of Super Bowl opponents. Instead, a large portion of the game became about a meteorological mystery. Fog smothered Gillette Stadium, becoming noticeable both to the in-stadium crowd as well as the television audience.
As the third quarter got underway, it became an unmistakable factor in the game (and its viewing):
So… it’s just a bit foggy in Foxborough. #ATLvsNE pic.twitter.com/BtimXIIygD
— NFL (@NFL) October 23, 2017
Of course, the Super Bowl-themed jokes were there for the taking:
Wow, this fog is something else. pic.twitter.com/6gtJzgObmY
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 23, 2017
As were fog-related jokes when Falcons kicker Matt Bryant missed (“mist”) a field goal:
HE MIST IT! pic.twitter.com/yXKZdFFCos
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 23, 2017
It affected the NBC broadcast:
Al Michaels says NBC Sports cannot use their upstairs cameras “because it looks like this.” pic.twitter.com/SVrInZQnQN
— Oliver Thomas (@OliverBThomas) October 23, 2017
And it (jokingly, in some cases) altered the television experience:
WOW GREATEST CATCH I’VE EVER SEEN. pic.twitter.com/emJjZXml0s
— Jason Gay (@jasongay) October 23, 2017
At the end of the game, even the Gillette Stadium Twitter account had a fog joke:
https://twitter.com/GilletteStadium/status/922310059580944385
