New England Patriots Microsoft Surface Tablets Not Working In AFC Championship Game

Microsoft #surface tablet #fail for the Patriots #afcchampionship #patriots #patriotsvsbroncos #microsoft #nfl pic.twitter.com/A9lXSL038x

— John Gushman (@JLGush) January 24, 2016

Only one year after Deflate-Gate, the 2015 AFC Championship Game is experiencing the New England Patriots having their Microsoft Surface’s not working.

Oh no. Don’t tell me “Tablet-Gate” is coming our way following the conclusion of the 2015 AFC Championship Game.

During a portion of the first half in Denver, the New England Patriots were fuming over the fact that their Microsoft Surface Tablets weren’t working on the sidelines. Meanwhile, the Broncos’ Tablets were working just fine.

And of course, only 12 months fresh off of Deflate-Gate in last year’s title game, Twitter overreacted in a major way following this news:

.@Patriots Try this yet? pic.twitter.com/sQ26jCG6xi

— Monte the Color Man (@Monte_Colorman) January 24, 2016

I have obtained an exclusive screenshot of the Patriots' tablets. pic.twitter.com/Jk1ooPwc1l

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 24, 2016

"Hey Belichick, are these Microsoft tablets supposed to be doing this?"#NEvsDEN #Tablets #TabletGate pic.twitter.com/IBARGktpjN

— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 24, 2016

"Did we pass a Best Buy on the way in here? Go grab a few iPads." #tabletgate pic.twitter.com/4cRQ2q16Ta

— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) January 24, 2016

When the folks at Apple saw the Microsoft tablets weren't working pic.twitter.com/6pCQoRCMUb

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 24, 2016

The issue was quickly fixed:

CBS: Tablets are "100 percent working" for the #Patriots now.

Phew.

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) January 24, 2016