The NFL just couldn’t resist the opportunity to have the Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens take place on Sunday Night Football, deciding to flex the divisional matchup to the primetime slot — but some fans haven’t taken kindly to the gesture.
Taking to social media in droves, many fans aired out their grievances over the unsurprising decision to flex Pittsburgh’s Week 18 matchup to Sunday Night Football.
From making bold claims about ulterior motives to wishing other games would take precedence over the Steelers and Ravens in Week 18, here’s a look at some of the best fan reactions to the Sunday Night Football news. (Disclaimer: Some may find the language used in the fans’ reactions to be offensive.)
Need them to flex that Seahawks-49ers game from Saturday to SNF.
Move over Steelers and Ravens… Respectfully.
— Yung JA (@YungJa49er) December 29, 2025
The NFL is so rigged. OF COURSE they wanted the Ravens/Steelers game to be for the division the last week of the season. They’re going to flex that shit to Sunday night just to prove it. Pathetic.
— Eddie Eberhart (@MrEd92) December 28, 2025
The nfl rigged I swear this morning I seen tweets about how the Steelers was gone loss to the browns so the nfl can flex Steelers and ravens for the playoffs 🤦🏽♂️
— Rod (@blowinpros) December 28, 2025
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