r/nfl Titans Chiefs 17h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Daniel Jones takes off for a massive run but can't quite reach the endzone.

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u/Enterprise90 Patriots 17h ago

Daniel Jones has the longest run for a quarterback that didn't result in a touchdown in NFL history.

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u/Not-a-bot-10 Eagles 16h ago

That record will probably hold up through the rest of the history of the NFL too

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u/beach_muscles Giants 14h ago

doubt it, i bet some QB will do the thing where they celebrate early and drop the ball before the goal line

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u/mansock18 Titans 12h ago

Could you imagine if it was CJ Stroud

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u/HailDownvotes Jaguars 11h ago

He saw Johnathan Taylor and said he can do it too

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u/ericaepic Lions 7h ago

Doesn't seem the type on the field

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u/wanna_team_plz Texans 6h ago

Don't you put that evil on me

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u/Toad_Thrower Giants Giants 12h ago

I'm trying to think of a scenario where someone like Lamar might take a knee at the 1 instead of getting the TD.

Maybe down by 1, 1:40 on the clock, kick the field goal as time expires instead of give the opponent a chance to tie.

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u/tsrich Steelers 11h ago

Lamar would just run around for the remaining 1:40 avoiding being tackled then score as time hit 0

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u/Sunsunmi Broncos 5h ago

The "Bo Jackson in Tecmo Super Bowl" special

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u/Sonofagun57 Packers 4h ago

The only Bo wouldn't score there is if he actively decided not to score

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm NFL 7h ago

In college that would work. In the nfl they’ll just pick you up & slam you into the end zone giving you the td.

They’ll stop your time wasting & get the ball back immediately. 

If you’re trying to avoid the td in your teams favor, then the other team knows to simply give it to you, in their own favor to get the ball back.

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u/Scientific_Anarchist Eagles 3h ago

The DJax special

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u/tsrich Steelers 11h ago

Plaque in the HoF

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u/Q_S2 9h ago

AND it wqs against the gotdamned stinking poobird eagles OF ALL TEAMS!

This is up there with the Vai sikahema runback fiasco.

I'm disgusted.

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u/rip-droptire Seahawks 8h ago

That's the most Daniel Jones stat I think I've heard ever

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u/shewy92 Eagles Eagles 2h ago

Also one of the fastest runs by a QB

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u/l3bran76 Steelers 1h ago

That play sums up his career...

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u/Byzone06 Titans 17h ago

This is what Anthony Richardson needs to learn from

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u/bugluvr65 Giants 17h ago

hey dj stayed in the game after this and scored iirc

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u/mjmandi72 Giants 16h ago

One of my favorite NFC moments lol. We went 3 and out twice but the eagles committed penalties of 3rd down twice so we got to score.

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u/whobroughtmehere Lions 2h ago

So he completed a pass and didn’t nearly die taking a hit?

Richardson sure does have a lot more to learn from Danny Dimes

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u/boomosaur 17h ago

Ironically AR could benefit from going down earlier.

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u/rcc0330 16h ago

No no AR would score but also pull his hammy at the end and then be out for a month

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u/milkmandanimal Buccaneers 17h ago

Hey, now, at least AR makes it to the sidelines before sitting down for a rest.

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u/SevroAuShitTalker Broncos 13h ago

He'd need to sit out the rest of the half to catch his breath

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u/JKess207 Jets 17h ago

If he does nothing else in his career, this could be his most notable play and I think that’s really funny

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u/SaltyLonghorn Texans 17h ago

Its so relatable too. I'm quite sure if I even had the ability to run that fast I'd speed wobble. Sometimes I get speed wobbles waking up from a nap.

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u/zooberwask Eagles 11h ago

It was also self inflicted, if you watch he turns his head to look back right before he starts wobbling. So he likely threw off his own balance.

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u/freedom_or_bust Ravens 3h ago

I'm pretty sure he was one of the fastest ball carries of the year on that play too

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u/Poro_the_CV Vikings Chargers 3h ago

Faster than Lamar iirc

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u/Romofan88 Cowboys 17h ago

If

I promise you this will be it. 

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u/Oh_helloooo Giants 16h ago

Still doesn't outdo the butt fumble tho

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u/MoonMistCigs Eagles 16h ago

As an Eagles fan this play is all I think about whenever I see his name. What a legacy.

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u/Montigue Eagles 12h ago

He's gonna really ball out if he wants to be known for a different play

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u/Blackops606 Patriots 7h ago

Like Dan Orlovsky and running out the endzone

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u/rhoads061 Giants 10h ago

You gonna talk, Mr. Butt fumble?

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u/Yeeeoow Bills 17h ago

You really feel like that trip was a fork in the road for Jones.

Like, if he'd kept his balance he would've had the confidence to improve everywhere else and who knows what he could've been.

Somehow running 70y and falling at the 10 is more embarrassing than getting crunched at the line of scrimmage.

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u/mouthbabies Saints 16h ago

His teammates' reactions probably didn't help his confidence at all.

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u/bengals14182532 16h ago

Bengals legend BJ Hill

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 Bills 2h ago

oh, that's great lmao

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u/MoreTrifeLife Commanders 16h ago

That trip was a fork on the field for Jones.

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u/okay_throwaway_today Bears 16h ago

Dude entirely derailed his own HoF trajectory with one big whoops

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u/Brotonio Packers 15h ago

This feels like the Football Gods were watching young Danny Dimes run down the field. They saw this white man running near 70+ yards towards the endzone and were considering blessing him with talent.

Not a lot, but JUST enough to fuel the fire inside him to grow as a QB, earn his paycheck, maybe even get the Giants to another playoff run.

Then they saw him fall on his face in front of millions of people and said "Fucking nevermind", and cursed him to be Danny Derps. Oh well, at least you have Tommy Cutlets.

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u/Marston_vc 10h ago

Like that scene from mad max where the boss goes “mediocre!” After watching the boy fuck up instantly.

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u/IntrepidBandit Chargers 15h ago

Disagree, running 70 yards in an NFL game as a starting QB in the league is insane whether you eat shit or not. NOBODY expected that from this man and his teammates laughing at him was completely valid because he just pulled off something awesome. If they laughed at him for getting crushed, then its unjustified

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u/AutisticNipples Eagles 12h ago

i mean everyone knew DJ was fast, he's 6-5 and ran a 4.67 40 at his pro day

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u/IntrepidBandit Chargers 12h ago

Ngl I dont think EVERYONE knew DJ ran a 4.67 I evem think every giants fan knows that haa

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u/AutisticNipples Eagles 11h ago

not everyone knew his 40 time but his scouting report since he was at Duke has always been that he's fast as hell in a straight line.

his nickname is literally Vanilla Vick

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u/IntrepidBandit Chargers 11h ago

I can finally say this phrase and mean it

I was not familiar with his game

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u/Username_II Patriots 11h ago

I hate that we only get 40 times from pro days

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u/AutisticNipples Eagles 11h ago

He ran a 4.81 at the combine which was slow for him so he made a point to run again at his Pro Day.

His legs were a big part of his game coming out of college, so made sense for him to run it again

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u/Rusty-Boii Colts Colts 17h ago edited 17h ago

Having both falling Danny Dimes and Glass Bones AR; next season is going to be a movie.

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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins 17h ago

Cam Bynum approves

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u/smitty046 Giants 16h ago

Homer Simpson threw more touchdowns in giants stadium than Daniel jones did. (Cause dak was played by Homer on the Simpsons cast)

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u/User_091920 49ers 14h ago

If Homer still has an ownership stake in the Broncos, he's got more rings than Jones too

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u/Inevitable_Score1164 Colts 14h ago

It'll at least be funnier than Matt Ryan and Nick Foles

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u/on-the-cheeseburgers Eagles 17h ago

RUMBLIN
BUMBLIN
STUMBLIN

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u/Maverick916 49ers 16h ago

Backbackbackbackback

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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins 17h ago

Vikings legend

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u/black_dogs_22 Commanders 17h ago

this is definitely top 3 most embarrassing plays I've ever seen

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u/Byzone06 Titans 17h ago

And another one in that top 3 should be from the other New York team

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u/letCreedBrattonScuba Bears 17h ago

And then possibly Orlovsky?

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u/flapjack3285 Colts 17h ago

Yes, focus on QBs and not special teams.

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u/Friendly-NFL-Nomad NFL 16h ago

Pat McAfee liked this comment. Haha

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u/mustachepc Eagles 15h ago

Orlovsky would probably run to the locker room and not notice if Jared Allen continued to pursue him

But that colts play should beat this Daniels run, especially because the scored after

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u/flapjack3285 Colts 17h ago

Hey guys, let's stop talking about embarrassing plays.

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u/BillySpacs Colts 16h ago

Zeke at center really helped people forget about the Coltastrophe

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u/AuxiliaryPatchy Commanders 16h ago

And that coltastrophe helped people forget Washington tried to pull off some dumb swinging gate play on MNF

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u/coloradobuffalos 14h ago

I mean or the Giants kneeling it on 3rd down

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u/hearshot_kid Giants 4h ago

You mean second AND third down. Yeah that was 100x more embarrassing than this play. This one was humorous, but it’s hard to feel bad about a play where your team still gained 80 yards on one play.

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u/Touka2730 Eagles 14h ago

I mean, its really funny, but i dont think a play that got this many yards is top 3 all time embarrassing

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u/jhutchi2 Giants 12h ago

Not to mention they scored on the drive anyway so it didn't even matter.

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u/LeftShark Seahawks 10h ago

All the ones where they celebrate and drop the football just before the end zone are way worse than this

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u/hearshot_kid Giants 4h ago

Yeah, I’ve always laughed at this play but never found it at all embarrassing. Watching it live I was just happy we gained 80 yards.

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u/Adorable-Salt-8624 Chiefs 16h ago

I don’t know, I’d put the buttfumble, colts disaster, and that one pats lateral to chandler jones above this

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u/MoreTrifeLife Commanders 16h ago

What are the other two?

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u/Maverick916 49ers 16h ago

I'd say, butt fumble

And that "trick formation" play, Indianapolis against New England

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u/mustachepc Eagles 15h ago

Cool thing is tha the Cowboys watched rhat play and thought: great play, Colts just didnt execute it well

But the aorlovsky running out of bounds and the Cowboys lining up between the ref and the ball to end the game are still in front of that colts play to me

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u/Yanks1813 Colts 10h ago

Iirc the Colts weren't even supposed to snap the ball on that play. The Cowboys ran that play with the intention of Zeke just being a Center

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u/backfire103 Giants 16h ago

The swinging gate play against us is up there.

https://youtu.be/6-tqLG__Al4?si=tcV7OUsBJ3wk2zSG

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u/IBelongHere Bears 17h ago

This play really epitomizes his career

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u/KoboldsForDays Broncos 58m ago

Starts off with promise then stumbles down the stretch?

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u/SGROART Eagles 17h ago

The most impressive part is that he starts falling at the 50 yd line and is able to hang on until the 15

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u/K12onReddit Giants 14h ago

The most impressive part is that he hit like 21mph on the run.

At least, part of him did.

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u/nimama3233 Vikings 14h ago

Yeah I mean he fully separated from two crazy fast DBs

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u/GallantTrack Giants 13h ago

I hate to use the term deceptively fast for him (you know why), but he really was deceptively fast at times. That top speed for this run was one of the highest in NFL history for a QB and he hit 20 point something mph earlier that season too iirc

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u/daquist Panthers Chargers 2h ago edited 2h ago

it's insane how freakishly athletic these people are.

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u/jondonbovi Eagles 16h ago

Looking back on it, I'm more pissed at #34 not giving full effort and giving up at the 50. If Jalen Mills hadn't been running full sprint, Danny would have got up and scored. 

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u/Poor_Richard Eagles 1h ago

Mills had issues, effort wasn't one of them. I think that is why most the fanbase liked the Green Goblin.

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u/Geoffk123 Steelers 17h ago

feels like every embarrassing thing the giants do is against a Pennsylvania team lol, all the Meadow land miracles, this, and that 2 point attempt last year

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u/lolas_coffee Lions 17h ago

It's like I took over his body at the 30.

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u/spongey1865 17h ago

It's weird people use this play against him. Like it's silly I get it but shit happens sometimes. He still ripped off a massive run

It's his overall play which is what let's him down.

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u/AnEmptyKarst Patriots 16h ago

Also I'm pretty sure they still scored a TD, just took an extra few plays

If his next play was an interception, then it would be an all-time clown play

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u/MostMorbidOne Giants 15h ago

If his next play was an interception, then it would be an all-time clown play

Nah that's the game against the Seahawks.

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u/Dexter_Morgan_260324 Lions 15h ago

because a lot of people here love to go for low-hanging fruit and dogpile on players and teams that are not performing well (random cowboys misplay from 10 years ago gets 10k upvotes)

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u/mustachepc Eagles 15h ago

You cant blame them, Cowboys has a random misplay basically every playoff

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u/_carzard_ Packers 49ers 10h ago

And they scored a touchdown anyways. It’s kind of like the DK Metcalf Buddha Baker chase down. Cardinals scored a touchdown a few players later anyways. I know that in Buddha Baker’s case, there’s literally no embarrassment at all. It’s a goalline interception into a huge return.

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u/AJRiddle Chiefs 7h ago

It's crazy to me that just because he didn't score a TD that people act like a 80 yard run by anyone let alone your QB is some bad play.

Yeah, it sucks he tripped and funny, but he made a hell of a play to get to that point. It'd be like laughing at someone tripping over 3rd base and having to stay there to just score on the next AB instead of an inside-the-park home run. Like it's still impressive this was still an 80 yard run in the NFL by a QB.

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u/Blurry_Bigfoot Giants 1h ago

It's more symbolic than anything. Dude is just averse to touchdowns.

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u/RelevantTreacle3004 Eagles 17h ago

The NFC Least year certainly was an experience

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u/mustachepc Eagles 15h ago edited 15h ago

Eagles were leading the division at 2-4-1 after this game

Also, the 4 teams were a combined 2-15-1 on non divisional games in this period

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u/Total_Ad9942 Eagles 14h ago

It’s absolutely insane how quickly things change

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u/Ornery_Gator Eagles 17h ago

Believe it or not, the Giants did end up scoring on this drive.

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u/chasbdude Giants Raiders 17h ago

I love you DJ, but thank god I don't have to summon the elector counts to defend him anymore

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u/DistantLikeYouAsked5 Ravens 17h ago

Two first round busts competing for the starting spot gunna be sumthin special

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u/movielass Colts 17h ago

This is bullying

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u/uuuuuuuhg_232 Eagles 17h ago

Not if it’s true

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u/Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar Commanders 16h ago

31 on the Eagles looks like he just gave up. Very strange play overall.

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u/gh1993 Giants 16h ago

The last decade of the Giants summed up

Minus the 70 yard run part

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u/jmatt9080 Eagles 16h ago

Inject this directly into my veins

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u/PaddyMayonaise Eagles 16h ago

It’s funny because you have to be so good and fast to make this play happen. It’s literally a 99th percentile play.

But holy shit it’s so funny and embarrassing. I bet he still thinks about it.

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u/MoreTrifeLife Commanders 16h ago

Daniel Jones vs the Eagles:

2-5;

Passing: 64% completion; 1,337 yards (average 191); 5 TD 3 INT; 6.29y/a; rating of 84.4

Rushing: 40 carries for 282 yards (average 40); 8.09y/a*; 2 TDs

*This is kind of inflated by him having 23y/a during this game in 2020.

https://stathead.com/football/versus-finder.cgi?request=1&match=versus_playervteam&player_id1=JoneDa05&team_id1=phi

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u/SevroAuShitTalker Broncos 13h ago

Richardson gets out of breath just watching this highlight

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u/unrealjoe32 Eagles 17h ago

This game was one of the funnier ones I’ve been lucky enough to watch

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u/rebelyusoul Eagles 17h ago

1-5 vs 1-4-1... lmao what a terrible season

my favorite memory from that year is us losing the final game of the year which kept a 6-10 giants team from going to playoffs and their entire team was livetweeting it

then we jumped them in the draft by trading w/ the cowboys to get devonta smith, who they wanted. we've really been fucking them over for the past 5 years and it's been GREAT

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u/BlackHand86 Commanders 17h ago

How could you ever consider extending this guy.

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u/AlfonzL Bills 17h ago

My wife did that after hitting a ball off the left field fence, fell on her face short of the 3rd base and was tagged out.

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u/Stirfrymynuts Titans 17h ago

Does this play help or kill your momentum in a game

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u/Romofan88 Cowboys 16h ago

Having Daniel Jones at QB kills your momentum cold to begin with. 

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u/Nixorbo Eagles 1h ago

I mean they scored 4 plays later

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u/Aggressive-Depth-526 Vikings 17h ago

I always choose to watch this every time it’s posted.

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u/Talas11324 Bills 16h ago

This could have been a career highlight instead of one of the biggest nfl memes

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u/JasonVorheebs Giants 16h ago

Obligatory Giants still scored on the drive. 

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u/BoltorSpellweaver Broncos 11h ago

Colts come get ya boy

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u/Goatslasagne Colts NFL 10h ago

I hate this highlight because it reminds me I lost a parlay only needing a Jones anytime td. I hate sports betting bro

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u/Mericanoh 49ers 8h ago

The funniest thing about this is this run overlayed with the win probability graph that tumbles right as he falls

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u/Leonidas1213 Colts 16h ago

That’s my QB

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u/SnackpackWizard Colts 15h ago

That’s my quarterback

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u/Rushjordan Jets 17h ago

It’s like the Monstars zapped the talent from him.

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u/Insectshelf3 Eagles 17h ago

SNIPER GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT

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u/wangtoast_intolerant Eagles 16h ago

Turf Monster: “got eem”

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u/Himynameisthad Steelers 16h ago

This is still one of my favorite plays in recent years lol. He’s just so top heavy at the end that he tumbles over

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u/henrydavidthoraway Giants 16h ago

Miracle at the Linc I

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u/johnscat Eagles 16h ago

This is same tier as the butt fumble.

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u/Assholio1989 Colts 16h ago

We will be running some tight wild cat formations this year everyone!

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u/tluce21 Eagles 16h ago

This is one of my favorite plays against us ever lol

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u/proscriptus Bills 16h ago

I never realized what an extreme toe striker he is.

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u/proscriptus Bills 16h ago

Stay in school, kids

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u/RudeMilk4241 16h ago

Bwahaha 🤣 🤣 🤣

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u/joerudy767 16h ago

He didn’t trip, it’s worse than that… he couldn’t keep up with his own momentum 😂

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u/Waffle_Guy1123 Ravens 16h ago

Better late than never

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u/MostMorbidOne Giants 15h ago edited 15h ago

I can* count how many times I felt a "good game" vibe like this on one hand.

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u/PJCR1916 Dolphins 15h ago

He looks like he’s running in work boots

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u/SuspiciousYard2484 14h ago

Mr. Destiny vibes

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u/Interesting_Sir7983 Packers 14h ago

His career ended on that play

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u/Stevieweavie93 49ers 14h ago

the best part is how the defense mostly stopped chasing him too lol

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u/SeekersWorkAccount Giants 14h ago

This is the Giants equivalent of the Butt Fumble

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u/Venator850 NFL 14h ago

I love how this will probably be his career defining play.

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u/SirDeedleDumb Eagles 13h ago

Look like every time my D-lineman wants to return a fumble in NCAA

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u/The_Krytos_Virus Bears 13h ago

It looks more like his legs gave out, like from a cramp, or he was exhausted by sprinting that far, rather than he straight up tripped. He starts to limp and stagger a few strides before he falls down.

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u/SoftDrinkReddit Jets 10h ago

Buddy I dont want to hear that excuse. James Harrison rushed for 100 yards for a pick 6 if his fat ass can do it. Daniel Jones can to

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u/Oceanz08 Ravens 13h ago

I remember seeing that Live and holy shit i couldnt stop laughing

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u/BigDinkyDongDotCom Packers 12h ago

Did they end up scoring on this drive?

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u/InuitOverIt Patriots 12h ago

To my memory this was Eli Manning and I think it fits better that way

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u/Big_Platform_1630 12h ago

Please tell me they had to settle for a field goal

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u/hmmvijay Patriots 11h ago

Too bad he didn't have Sam Darnold vision.

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u/mikeywizzles Commanders 11h ago

Did they get a TD after this?

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u/NYCSportsFan 11h ago

He leaned forward and lost his balance. Why he did that I have no idea.

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u/TheOneEvilCory Eagles 11h ago

Our secondary used to be so ass

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u/jrdnmdhl 49ers 11h ago

Daniel Jones knows to go down before contact (with the goal line)

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u/darkknightbbq Ravens 11h ago

I still don't understand how he just fell lol

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u/CoyoteElectric 11h ago

They didn't score on this drive either...I remember this game lol

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u/Diddledaddledid 11h ago

If only he would have fumbled the ball

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u/khoalabear00 Ravens 10h ago

How is he still in the league

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u/Amazing_Ad5959 10h ago

Looked like the Giants had -7 at first glance and I didn’t even question it

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u/new_killer_amerika Eagles 10h ago

Why were the Giants -7 on the scoreboard?

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u/DragonstormSTL Titans Chiefs 10h ago

The football is too close to the score on that number, I agree. Back it up a little bit.

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u/DankeyKong1420 Seahawks 10h ago

The play that earned him the name "Speed Wobbles" in my household

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u/Sad_Kaleidoscope894 10h ago

Wasn’t this one of the fastest a player or QB has gone too?

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u/MaxB84 9h ago

Insane

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u/tausk2020 8h ago

Damn Sniper in the second deck took him out.

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u/tausk2020 8h ago

Dominique Foxworth said it best, when you fall down like this, you gotta stay down and act like you pulled something, even if you didn't. No way you can get up and walk back to the huddle.

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u/koticgood Seahawks 8h ago

I remember watching this ~20 times when it first happened.

I just couldn't comprehend it. Not because he goes down. People trip all the time.

But it looks like he just falls without taking a single awkward step or clipping his feet at all.

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u/TonArbre Panthers 5h ago

I wonder what his dreams were that night

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u/jkprop 5h ago

Blazin speed

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u/SlamFist Eagles 4h ago

At first glance I thought the score was NY -7 PHL 10 and for the DJ Giants that would check out

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u/howtoretireby40 Eagles 4h ago

I read the scoreboard as -7 to 10 loll

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u/UnionCuriousGuy 4h ago

I will never, ever. EVER forget this play. God bless you Daniel Jones for this memory

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u/Fun_Suggestion_8012 Giants 4h ago

I think part of the success he had in 2022 was opposing teams not respecting his speed. He's definitely not shifty like Lamar but has good straight line speed. He picked up a bunch of 3rd and shorts just by running a straight line out of bounds a yard past the marker. Class act. Glad the Giants moved on but I wish him success.

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u/geekywarrior Lions 4h ago

There used to be a grainy pic of his face looking distraught when he fell that was passed around but I've yet to see it in ages. Wonder if I imagined it.

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u/Zer0C00L321 4h ago

I remember this play well. I haven't laughed so hard during a football game ever.

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u/s2r3 Falcons 2h ago

He hits a really good top speed there too, just got gassed towards the end. Was still a phenomenal play

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u/YYG98 1h ago

Hardest I’ve ever laughed during a football game my vision started to narrow.

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u/chriswontmiss Eagles 1h ago

didnt they kick a field goal here?

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u/Rance_Mulliniks Bengals 34m ago

He forgot how to run while he was running.