That tweet got far more reaction, as measured in retweets and likes, than any other that Bayless has posted so far in 2017, and with good reason: It’s insane. Most people who watched the game, or so it felt online, came away convinced that Rodgers had submitted one of the greatest performances in history, or at least an all-time last-minute play.

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To be sure, Prescott acquitted himself very well, particularly as a rookie in his first playoff game. He even threw one more touchdown pass than Rodgers (three vs. two) while staying within range of the Green Bay star in passing yardage (302-356) and completion percentage (63.2-65.1).

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Then again, did Prescott do anything like this? How many quarterbacks have ever done anything like this?

So to say that Prescott outplayed Rodgers qualifies as some masterful trolling by Bayless. And, sure enough, there were plenty of Twitter denizens ready and willing to take the bait.

Here is just a sample.

https://twitter.com/JeremyPond/status/820809028800483328

Of course, Bayless is known to be partial to the Cowboys — especially to Prescott — and he was a bit salty about several aspects of that Sunday’s game.