Twitter reacts to dense fog covering Gillette Stadium

It seemed as if the Super Bowl LI rematch on Sunday night would actually have the makings of a normal game, with the only surprise being the Falcons failing to score a point in the first half.

But when the two teams came out and took the field for the start of the third quarter, it looked as if they had changed venues.

The first half of the game was played in a crisp, clear night at Gillette Stadium, but the second half saw the field covered in extreme fog. Here’s what it looked like.

https://twitter.com/JordanHeckFF/status/922285343973494784

FogGate pic.twitter.com/1GsocYre2H

— Siku (@FB1SLYFE) October 23, 2017

It didn’t take long for the “#FogGate” hashtag to grow popular on social media, and the tweets about it didn’t disappoint.

Sideline shot of Bellichick right now #foggate pic.twitter.com/sYRkEMQsin

— paul daley (@pdiddy16) October 23, 2017

Ernie Adams has a whole notebook of low-visibility schemes #FogGate #Patriots

— Matt in Grafton (@mattlavallee) October 23, 2017

I don't know how Bill Belichick arranged it – but he did.#foggate #NEvsATL #SundayNightFootball

— Wesley Hall (@bigwes) October 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/Jiggleclay/status/922278896653004800

Belichick is creating fake fog to effect Matt Ryan's vision.#FogGate

— monk kibri 🐧 (@kibri__) October 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/922291384043933697

https://twitter.com/falcons_daily/status/922291793143697414

I thought the Patriots have tried everything for an advantage, but I never thought they’d bring in artificial fog. #FogGate

— Not Bill Walton (@NotBillWalton) October 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/joeleverone/status/922285049248206850

https://twitter.com/Jiggleclay/status/922278896653004800

It no longer seems possible for the Patriots to play in a primetime game without something weird happening.