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Sucks to be a Chicago Bears fan right about now. Just when all hope seemed to be lost, Tarik Cohen and Mitch Trubisky rallied the team to within almost chip-shot distance for a Cody Parkey field goal attempt to win the game and advance in the 2018 NFL playoffs.
One unfathomable double-doink later and somehow the Philadelphia Eagles were moving on to the next divisional round.
Needless to say, fans on both sides of the ball, had some very strong reactions to Parkey hitting the upright for the sixth time this season.
Some showed that they have very long memories…
https://twitter.com/bhills19/status/1082134698397188096
Others decided to thank Parkey for the miss by sending him (or someone with/or using his name) money on Venmo…
Feel for Cody Parkey, but the fact that Eagles fans are blowing up his Venmo or someone blessed with the same name is absolutely wild pic.twitter.com/jn3EQZd3Kl
— Drew Casey (@Drew__Casey) January 7, 2019
Of course there were the obilgatory memes with the kick set to music from Titanic…
https://twitter.com/LiamJenkins21/status/1082079061369860096
And Tecmo Bowl…
https://twitter.com/TotalProSports/status/1082112168462598146
And the Pepsi “Ice the Kicker” commercial…
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1082112561246625792
However, none of those trolljobs were as classic as the time-honored tradition of altering someone Wikipedia page when they do something that angers people.
https://twitter.com/DyscoveryProxy/status/1082082242275495937
And Wikipedia strikes again. This time Bears kicker Cody Parkey after the missed game winning kick hit the upright and bounced out. #DaBears #PHIvsCHI #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/kGTQif3ek0
— Sports Freakshow ⚽🏈🏉🏀⚾🏏 (@aussiebeastmode) January 7, 2019
I see Twitter is being calm about the end of the #PHIvsCHI game. Here's Cody Parkey's Wikipedia entry (gone now). pic.twitter.com/HxstpytJkL
— Rob Adams (@double5) January 7, 2019
Latest Cody Parkey Wikipedia updates: "Position: Bricklayer" pic.twitter.com/OrjHBi9Xfe
— Braden Keith (@Braden_Keith) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/cm7com/status/1082080555200598016
LMFAOOO SON YALL BUGGIN.. look at Wikipedia page about Cody Parkey pic.twitter.com/oq7zU6Lp3L
— Austin Mathews (@AustinEffBoston) January 7, 2019
Oh God. Someone did this to Cody Parkey's Wikipedia page and people are not right.. it's funny though 😂 #Bears #NFL pic.twitter.com/hiw9agipT9
— Juliana Thomas (@Juliana2302) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/cosmicwarriorXX/status/1082078877722337282
Someone updated Cody Parkey Wikipedia page 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😑 pic.twitter.com/NFNsLdKEZ7
— Antisocialmedia (@TLOP312) January 7, 2019
The best part about Cody Parkey effing up the change for the Bears to win tonight is the flood of people hacking into his Wikipedia page. pic.twitter.com/Rxifu6X5hI
— maegan, like the month of may (@maegangabrielle) January 7, 2019
Eventully, Wikipedia had to put an end to the madness or it would probably still be going on as we speak.
Wikipedia change Cody Parkey’s protection level on his page because of “persistent vandalism” pic.twitter.com/5bvbQpqN6e
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) January 7, 2019
Never change, internet.
Oh, and the ball was tipped.
Here’s a frame-by-frame look that clearly shows the Parkey kick was tipped by Treyvon Hester (Hester confirmed to @Bo_Wulf he tipped it). pic.twitter.com/6dOXui7Yyp
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) January 7, 2019
Not that it matters at this point.