The meme "They had us in the first half" is a reaction image featuring a high school football player in a post-game interview after his team mounted a huge comeback in the second half. The reaction image has been used as a pairing with captions in which the first half of the text sounds good but becomes unpleasant or distasteful in the second half. The once-inspirational footballer's speech has led to a long-running reaction image that brings much joy to memers.