Following shocking finish, Apple Watch warns several Vikings fans about their heart

by Alan Friedman / Jan 15, 2018, 6:01 PM

It was the kind of ending you would expect to only see from Hollywood. Trailing the New Orleans Saints 24-23 in their NFC Divisional Round playoff game, the Minnesota Vikings had 10 seconds left on the clock and were at their own 39 yard line. Case Keenum dropped back to pass and lofted a pass to Stefon Diggs, who caught the ball at the Saints 34, kept his balance, and ran into the end zone for the game winning touchdown as time expired.

Apple Watch alerts Vikings fan who just saw his team win in the last second

Vikings fans at the stadium or watching on television had just witnessed a modern day football miracle, and their bodies were responding appropriately. Several who happened to be wearing an Apple Watch received an alert telling them that their heart rate was dangerously high, running above 120 beats per minute while being inactive over a ten-minute period. A few snapped pictures of the warning and posted it on Twitter.

The same thing might have happened to Pittsburgh Steeler fans had the Apple Watch been around in December 1972. That is when Steeler running back Franco Harris made "The Immaculate Reception." This miracle catch off of a deflection resulted in the game winning touchdown over Oakland as time ran out, sending Pittsburgh to the Super Bowl.

There is no indication that any of the Vikings' fans who received an alert on their Apple Watch ended up at the hospital, or suffered a heart attack. To see what the fuss was all about, click on the video at the top of this story.

source: @TCHuddle, NFL via BGR

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21 Comments

1. mootu

Posts: 1527; Member since: Mar 16, 2017

This is news ?

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:16 PM 4

7. DolmioMan

Posts: 334; Member since: Jan 08, 2018

Does it have to be when clicks= money?

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:44 PM 1

20. sissy246

Posts: 7124; Member since: Mar 04, 2015

Not when you use adblocker, lol

posted on Jan 16, 2018, 11:02 AM 0

18. Mr.Pussy

Posts: 348; Member since: Feb 16, 2017

Apple should have send this message out when their customers found out about the iPhone slow down. That would be a better news.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 8:46 PM 5

19. audibot

Posts: 636; Member since: Jan 26, 2017

its like the ibm mistake, just shows you cant count on the gov to send a text or smartwatches to tell u your correct heart rate, it also depends on how high up the watch is on your wrist

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 10:29 PM 0

2. kiko007

Posts: 7499; Member since: Feb 17, 2016

Don't blame them for being excited. Hell, I lost it when I saw Diggs sprinting down the sideline, and I'm not even a Vikings fan.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:28 PM 1

6. darkkjedii

Posts: 31269; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Dude missed that tackle on purpose.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:43 PM 0

3. syam7863

Posts: 73; Member since: Sep 15, 2016

And why is this news again?

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:35 PM 1

4. darkkjedii

I can't believe my Steelers overlooked the Jags, and got their asses spanked.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 6:42 PM 1

15. AxelFoley unregistered

The Jags already drilled them once. I don't think they overlooked them. Jags were just better.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 8:01 PM 1

16. darkkjedii

Being better isn't the issue. The Steelers were looking last them to the Pats, and they made that all too clear. Now they're on vacation.

posted on Jan 15, 2018, 8:10 PM 0

12. Jrod99

Posts: 756; Member since: Jan 15, 2016

Crazy week for playoffs. Falcons checkout early. Probably good they did after that Super Bowl choke fest they did last year. That Viking/Saints Game was nerve wrecking for either fans. Kinda pulling for Saints but not really vested in either team.