NFL locker room sandwiches lead to a debate over the perfect PBJ ratio

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Sunday's NFL game was served with a side of peanut butter and jelly.

Controversy over the ratio of peanut butter to jelly sparked when thunderstorms interrupted the Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup, as NBC Sports' Michele Tafoya reported during a game delay.

"They are eating sandwiches — although a couple have complained to me that there's too much peanut butter on the sandwiches," Tafoya said. "It's like 70-30 with the jelly, so they're not enjoying those as much."

A conversation then spilled online as commentators, fans and players waited for the second half of the game to start. Twitter users shared their own formulas to make the perfect sandwich and considered the 70-30 ratio an "abomination." Some shared that their preference was no ratio at all. They simply want an all-peanut butter or all-jelly sandwich.

Debates about the best cutting method (triangular or rectangular), bread types (white, whole wheat or sourdough) and levels of peanut butter crunchiness ensued.

70/30 on the peanut butter to jelly ratio. Damn! @SNFonNBC #BillsMafia Mrs.Tafoya with the kind of sideline reporting we need. Gotta go Strawberry with the diagonal cut. I’m a 60/40 guy.

Weighing in on the great PB&J debate because of the football game. I sometimes go 100% PB but when I do mix I’m about 60% PB 40% Jelly. Or maybe 65/35. But sometimes I’m 70/30. Even gone 80/20. If I’m almost out of PB, then those numbers switch. Hope I’m entirely clear on this

Grape jelly will always be the standard, but strawberry is permissible. Apricot and other variants are needlessly deviant and reflect an absence of stability.

Crunchy peanut butter is chaotic. Fancy pb is too fussy. Smooth, generic pb is the standard.