Crying Jordan helps us cope after Cardinals fall to Panthers

We all grieve in different ways. By the end of the Arizona Cardinals’ 49-15 loss to the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, the frustration had already turned into acceptance.

And to those Cardinals fans that witnessed their favorite NFL team turn the ball over seven times, well, there was only one way to react. The team’s official account tweeted this image late in the second half of the blowout.

Is this what you want, Internet?! #BeRedSeeRed pic.twitter.com/SXVbQhOsAF

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) January 25, 2016

The crying Michael Jordan meme has transcended basketball and before the Cardinals’ loss, it had already taken over Twitter on Championship Sunday. First, it was Jordan’s sad face sloppily placed on Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s mugs following New England’s 20-18 loss to the Denver Broncos.

We're on to Crying Jordan https://t.co/DgK9BwdRxL pic.twitter.com/0JfnmFsLII

— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) January 25, 2016

Later, as the Cardinals got walloped, the results were inevitable.

Jordan, now in charge of the Charlotte Hornets, even attended the Panthers’ victory over the Cardinals. He wasn’t crying in real life, but internet users turned this …

Jordan is no longer crying. pic.twitter.com/PITb8Y9TPc

— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) January 25, 2016

… into this.

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— Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) January 25, 2016

And there were so many more.

This is one way for Cardinals fans to cope.

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— Crying Jordan (@crying_jordan) January 25, 2016

Y'all are taking the Jordan face to new heights. pic.twitter.com/DCrjeFqAa8

— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 25, 2016

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— Crying Jordan (@crying_jordan) January 25, 2016

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— Crying Jordan (@crying_jordan) January 25, 2016

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— Crying Jordan (@crying_jordan) January 25, 2016

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— Crying Jordan (@crying_jordan) January 25, 2016

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