I don’t know about you, but I was finally able to exhale early Monday morning, after what had to be one of the wildest, and best, weekends of playoff football I can remember in recent history.

With eight teams remaining, and only four games played, there were a number of WTF moments which still occurred during the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

Twitter retraction

Per the usual, I help “live tweet” from the Steel City Underground Twitter account during Steelers game.

It’s not often that I’m wrong… or I should say, it’s not often I admit I’m wrong, but I have a retraction to make for something I tweeted during the game Sunday.

FG's are not going to win this game. We'll take them, but DEFENSE lets step it up!! 7-6 Chiefs still 1st quarter #PITvsKC

— 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 (@steelcityundrgr) January 16, 2017

Boy was I wrong.

Not only did field goals win the game, it was only field goals which won the game for the Steelers.

Chris Boswell set an NFL playoff record, going 6-for-6 in field goal attempts, while scoring all 18 of Pittsburgh’s points.

I’m sure, like myself, you were screaming WTF at the TV when the offense failed to get a touchdown, but remember: defense wins games.

Special teams wins championships.

Catching Kelce

Let’s chat about reality star Travis Kelce, who had a bit of a meltdown after the game… well, he had a breakdown during the game too.

Not sure if it was the bye the Chiefs received, or if no female wanting to date him on his reality show is under his skin, but he had a bad game; especially that dropped pass down the middle of the field, and the 15-yard penalty.

Both were preventable.

Even his own teammates, such as Justin Houston, and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, got in his face on the sideline.

Catching Kelce Part II

But wait, there’s more!

Kelce had some choice words for the referees following the game, criticizing a holding call on Kansas City’s attempt to tie the game. Alex Smith was under center for a 2-point conversion attempt, which he successfully completed.

However, Chiefs offensive lineman Eric Fisher had James Harrison in a choke hold, and the officials flagged the play, taking two points off the board, and forcing KC to retry from 12 yards out, instead of from the 2.

The second attempt failed.

The call was an obvious one, where Steelers fans refrained from saying “WTF” because Harrison finally drew that call, where he’s seemingly held on every play!

Not to mention, Fisher never disengaged and it was the right call.

The call ultimately cost them the game, as the Steelers got the ball back, and only had to run out the clock with the 2 point lead.

So here’s the WTF moment from Kelce: following the game, he went on an epic rant in front of his locker:

“Momentum was getting on our side, and then just get our jugulars ripped out because a ref felt bad for James Harrison falling on the ground.

It’s ignorance.

Ref number 51 shouldn’t even be able to wear a zebra jersey ever again. He shouldn’t even be able to wear it at f—ing Foot Locker.”

That last comment was kind of mean: those guys at Foot Locker word hard!

But dude WTF was that?

You clearly let your emotions get the best of you again. Don’t forget, Kelce was thrown out of a game earlier in the season for two unsportsmanline conduct penalties. (The final straw was throwing a towel at a referee for a call he disagreed with!)

You are acting like the reality star you are: you are the AFC version of Odell Beckham Jr.!

Brown’s postgame video

Antonio… really?

What was going through your head recording your teammates from the locker room post-game, without anyone’s permission?

Talk about the irony: Coach Tomlin was talking about staying off of social media, and you not only missed that with your antics, but you were also goofing around on Facebook Live during the team prayer.

Are you trying to prove you deserve a big paycheck this offseason?

Start acting like it.

Have some respect for the team, for your team; their privacy, and their rules.

No more secret recordings!

Threatening players

The haters were in full force on Twitter following the game, posting public and private threats to Ben Roethlisberger and others. Many of the comments had to be reported (and no, I won’t repeat those here, but they were vulgar, graphic and even threatened family members).

WTF is wrong with people?

It was also reported that some Chiefs fans were tweeting at a meteorologist named Eric Fisher, not the lineman who had the holding penalty, but a weatherman, for losing the game!

WTF?

America’s Team

I personally enjoyed the look on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones‘ face when Green Bay’s kicker Mason Crosby nailed a 56-yard field goal to take the lead late, then another 50-plus yard (51 to be exact) game-winning field goal as time expired; eliminating Dallas from the playoffs.

Why did I enjoy it? Because Dallas isn’t “America’s Team”. They have not won a Divisional playoff game since when?

1995.

Yeah 22 years ago!

The Steelers are the new America’s team, and have been for a long long time.

You cannot go to a stadium without seeing a terrible towel.

The Curse

Speaking of the Terrible Towel, a KC fan once again disrespected it on social media, heading into last Sunday’s game.

WTF dude?

The curse is real: Myron Cope’s curse!

Consider how the Steelers won the game: six field goals, no touchdowns, and Pittsburgh only had to punt once.

In fact, no other team has ever done that:

Steelers are first team in NFL history to win a playoff game despite their opponent scoring at least 2 more touchdowns than them.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 16, 2017

Still think it’s a good idea to disrespect our battle flag? (Think again!)

No rest for the wicked

The final WTF moment is when the Steelers plane lands at four in the morning, but instead of going home, James Harrison heads straight to the weight room.

WTF James?

I suppose the 38-year-old linebacker was a little stiff, especially at his age, and just wanted to work those kinks out? But geez, he just played nearly an entire game! (He only left the field for 3 of the Steelers 58 defensive snaps.)

But what a beast.

If only every defensive player in the NFL would take a cue from this man, then the old school style of NFL football would be back: physical, tough, and winning football.

Don’t forget: we are 9-0 with James as our starter again.

On to New England

On to Boston for the AFC Championship game against Brady.

This should be one heck of a game.

I wonder if we can plant a Terrible Towel in a Patriot fan’s house for them to step on…