Matt Moore only sat out one play after that. He might just be the toughest man alive. Twitter reacted accordingly in what may be the most that Twitter has ever talked about a former Oregon State QB:
if i get hit the way moore got hit i'm retiring from fb i'm throwing my TV away so i never see fb again i'm never saying "football" again
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) January 8, 2017
A play later and he's back in can't do nothing but respect Matt Moore for that u270a
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) January 8, 2017
And my personal favorite came from former Beav and current best punter in the NFL, Johnny Hekker, who gave us a reason to use the hashtag #BeaverTough, which I will be getting tattooed on the back of my neck like how Vin Diesel did in XXX:
The play sparked controversy and yet another “what is targeting why does targeting exist this is the worst rule ever” debate.