The last 2 minutes of Patriots-Steelers were absolutely bonkers

It was pegged as the game of the season entering play, and the New England Patriots' contest with the Pittsburgh Steelers lived up to the hype and then some.

While the entire matchup was high-quality entertainment, the last two minutes of the game were utterly insane.

Here's how it all went down:

Gronk shreds Steelers' defense

The Patriots took over with 2:01 to play on their own 23-yard line. As Tom Brady ran onto the field, CBS flashed a graphic that said the quarterback has led 50 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in his legendary career. That stat led Tony Romo, working the game as the color commentator, to exclaim in disbelief, "Is that a real stat?"

We'll let the Patriots' official Twitter account explain how the offense decided to attack the Steelers' defense:

Rob Gronkowski single-handedly carried the team down the field to the Steelers' 8-yard line, gaining 69 yards on three plays - a number that will surely make the gregarious tight end happy.

Lewis scores TD with 56 seconds to play

Running back Dion Lewis would zip into the end zone from there, staking the Patriots to a one-point lead with 56 seconds remaining. Brady would again look to Gronkowski for the two-point conversion, and the tight end connected to make it a three-point lead.

JuJu goes crazy

The Steelers took over on their own 21-yard line with 52 seconds to play and one timeout remaining. JuJu Smith-Schuster then took matters into his own hands, showing off the incredible athleticism that has made him one of the most electrifying rookies in the league. Ben Roethlisberger hit the former USC star in stride with a pass that barely gained a yard, but Smith-Schuster did the rest, racing down the sidelines on a massive gain to the Patriots' 10-yard line.

Steelers go ahead on James' TD

With the Steelers in easy field-goal range for the tie, Roethlisberger went for the win and found tight end Jesse James for the score, sparking wild celebrations inside Heinz Field.

Hold on a minute

All scoring plays are reviewed, and despite the television crew initially insisting James scored the touchdown, replay spotted the ball moving slightly as he went to ground. That led to a lengthy video review the resulted in the play being ruled an incomplete pass due to the following designation:

Fake spike, tipped pick, game over

The Steelers regrouped with a short gain to get the ball to the 7-yard line as the clock ticked under 10 seconds. It's worth repeating that the club was in chip-shot range for a game-tying field goal. Roethlisberger would fake the spike to stop the clock and look for Eli Rogers over the middle, only to have the ball bounce in the air and fall in to the waiting arms of Duron Harmon for the game-ending interception.

One can debate for hours whether James secured the catch or not, but let's just spend that time hoping for a rematch between these two teams in the AFC Championship instead.