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"Twitter Goes Nuts After Controversial NFL Ending\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@SamuelLJackson\nYes, that's the real Samuel L. Jackson, and this is his opinion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@Frank_Gore\n49ers running back Frank Gore's name trended worldwide on Monday night because because of tweets from this account, which is not actually real. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@AdamSchefter\nESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted this, a scenario that many feared would occur once the NFL and officials' labor dispute began. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@swish41\nNBA star Dirk Nowitzki chimed in with his opinion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@Avery_Bradley\nBut NBA player Avery Bradley, a Seattle-area native, was kind of pleased with the outcome. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@AtoBoldon\nNBC track analyst and bigtime NFL fan Ato Boldon says the Monday night debacle may have cost the league at least one viewer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@BrentSGambill\nThis NFL fan saw the evening's aftermath and conversation as proof of Twitter's social media superiority. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@AntDeRosa\nReuters social media editor Anthony De Rosa pointed out a tweet that the NFL posted, then deleted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@GregJennings\nPackers wideout Jennings posted this after his team's tough loss. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@ObliviousNFLRef\nThis parody account says the entire game was just an elaborate prank on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@YouHaaLL\nThis was among the milder tweets sent to NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@KatieLinendoll\n(Cue rimshot.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@KingJames\nEven NBA star LeBron James had to have his say on Twitter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@MySecondEmpire\nJournalist Chris Jones pointed out that the controversy was deflecting attention from another hot topic of late around the NFL. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@TJLang70\nThis tweet by Packer TJ Lang was retweeted more than 55,000 times in 45 minutes after he posted it following the game. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@billvoth\nGood question. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@bubbawatson\nGolfer Bubba Watson thinks NFL fans might want to check out a different sports...namely, his. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@jsitton71\nPacker James Sitton tweeted after the game that maybe the players should go on strike until the NFL's regular refs return. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@mortreport\nESPN NFL analyst relayed the gist of a number of private messages he received from players and coaches around the NFL. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@reggie_bush\nMiami Dolphin Reggie Bush thinks enough is enough. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA star San Francisco 49er's name trending worldwide thanks to an apparently fake Twitter account spewing vitriol. Tidal waves of tweeted hate dumping on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Fans flexing wit in snarky messages. Players sharing uncharacteristically candid thoughts.\nThese were just a few of the ways in which the sports Twittersphere blew up as seldom seen on Monday following the Green Bay Packers loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Twitter was so frothy because the game ended in seemingly unfathomable fashion and ignited long-simmering tension between fans, players and the league about a labor standoff between the NFL and its regular officials' union.\n\nSEE ALSO: Packer\u2019s Tweet Goes Mega-Viral After Insane NFL EndingTo recap, here's what happened:\nAfter a last-second Hail Mary pass by Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson appeared to have been intercepted in the end zone by a Packers receiver, the replacement officials issued conflicting calls. One signaled a touchdown for Seattle and the other an interception \u2014 and touchback \u2014 for Green Bay. After a review, the TD call was upheld, and Seattle won.\nThe replacement referees responsible for Monday night's officiating fiasco were the result of a labor dispute between the NFL and the officials' union. The preseason and first three weeks of the regular season have been refereed by the less-qualified replacements.\nImmediately after the game, Twitter flew into a frenzy. Click through the gallery above to see some of the best tweets from fans, players and other personalities.\nTo quantify how actively fans turned to social media to discuss the call, there were more than 400,000 posts between 11 p.m. and midnight (EST), about twice as many as the combined total for the rest of the game. The chart below, compiled by Trendrr, shows the how social media interactions spiked after the controversial last play.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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