"The ESPN panelists on Friday's episode of "NFL Live" seemed to know in real time that they had made a mistake by uniformly picking the Texans against the Patriots in their prediction roundup prior to the divisional-round playoff game. So it was with a degree of predictability that the Patriots' team account was quick to troll ESPN following the 28-16 New England win over Houston at Gillette Stadium on Sunday."
"Moments after the result became official, the Patriots shared a screenshot of the NFL Live clip with the caption, "Oh no." The team wasn't the only prominent postgame mention that the ESPN clip garnered. Rapper Cardi B, who is in a relationship with Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, quoted the post on X. "What are y'all talking about?" she yelled in the video shared on social media. "Nothing!""
ESPN panelists on Friday's NFL Live collectively picked the Texans over the Patriots and immediately realized the mistake. The Patriots defeated Houston 28-16 at Gillette Stadium and promptly shared a screenshot of the NFL Live clip captioned "Oh no." Rapper Cardi B quoted the post on X and reacted in a video. Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears acknowledged potential fan backlash after the picks. The unanimous predictions surprised some because New England entered Sunday as 3.5-point favorites. Scott Van Pelt correctly predicted the Patriots and replied "Oh yes?" New England advances to face the Broncos in the AFC Championship.
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