The New England Patriots reportedly suffered problems with the Microsoft Surface tablets that are used on sidelines for planning purposes.
The report came from a CBS sideline reporter, who did not detail the problem but did say that a representative for Microsoft was on the sideline and would be working to restore the tablets.
The tablets were restored not long after, but Twitter had already seized on the glitch. A few of our favorites below.
Let's take a look at the Broncos IT guy right now pic.twitter.com/swfiHHURmN— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) January 24, 2016
Tablet-Gate or nah?— Yardbarker (@yardbarker) January 24, 2016
B tablEt N G H surfAce Z mIcrosoft— Jeff Israel (@jeffisrael25) January 24, 2016
Can't believe Belichick knocked out the wrong team's tablet network.— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 24, 2016
The Microsoft Surface tablet rep who said that they would be hard-wiring the tablets definitely tricked your grandparents.— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 24, 2016
when they work they're called iPads, when they don't they're called Microsoft Surface Tablets (TM)— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) January 24, 2016
Microsoft pays the NFL $80 million a year for the Surface tablet deal.— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 24, 2016
NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR A MICROSOFT SURFACE AD— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) January 24, 2016
"having some problems with the Microsoft Surface tablets on the sideline" pic.twitter.com/eQcpxOh3Ok— Elite Andy Dalton (@EvilAndyDalton) January 24, 2016