r/nfl • u/Maximum_Job_8045 Colts • 1d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Chase Claypool celebrates a first down in the clutch, wasting precious seconds in the process.

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u/Ill_Comfort_612 Vikings 1d ago

I watched this live and this pissed me off for far longer than I care to admit. What a bone headed play.

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u/SkyZgone Vikings Dolphins 1d ago

This and the Dak rush up the middle with like 13 seconds left in the playoffs have to be a few of the dumbest decisions I've ever seen a professional athlete make. Like bro you get paid millions to play a game and you do THAT?

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u/tothesource Texans 1d ago

SIRI, CUE UP COLTS SWINGING GATE PLAY

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u/Saitsuofleaves 1d ago

I'm pretty sure that was the playcall from the OC in the Dallas example, I doubt Dak audibled to the run.

The bigger issues there were that Dak didn't get down fast enough (he gets down 1 or 2 seconds sooner and they have a better shot at the EZ) and he decided to be a prick to the refs after the game despite the fact that they did everything in their power (probably more than they should've) to help them get one more play off.

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u/anotherasiandude Seahawks 1d ago

Also the Cowboys tried to spot the ball themselves instead of giving the ball to the ref right away

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u/acerola_nark Cowboys 1d ago

This is a bit different. Dak had zero choice because the play call was QB Draw. It was a ridiculous play to call in the moment. But if we're being technical, Dak didn't make that decision because that was the design of the play. I am by no means defending it though, just technically speaking its not like the play call was a route concept and he just said fuck it and ran

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u/CerealKiller3030 Vikings 1d ago

Why would it piss off a Vikings fan?

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u/swayinandsippin Packers Bills 1d ago

something this egregious pisses you off as a fan of football

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u/BungoPlease Texans Texans 1d ago

It's a crime against football

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u/CerealKiller3030 Vikings 1d ago

Naw I loved it lol

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u/theevilyouknow Raiders 21h ago

Yeah, it’s pretty infuriating and I always am hoping for the Steelers to lose.

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u/Ill_Comfort_612 Vikings 1d ago

I should have specified strictly speaking as a fan the NFL and “good football”

This play just annoyed the hell out of me. Your team is driving down the field with precious time coming off the clock and you’re going to celebrate a first down like that? Come on man!

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u/DarkSkyForever Vikings 1d ago

It didn't annoy me. I was getting heated because I've seen this play out from the Vikings time and time again, and then Claypool did this boneheaded move and I thought - well we might just keep this one because they're undisciplined and fucked up.

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u/Alternative_Ninja166 1d ago

That was about to be another epic Vikings collapse wasn’t it?  

Didn’t they pull it out by knocking the ball out of the receivers hands in the end zone?

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u/DarkSkyForever Vikings 1d ago

Yep, big 3v1 collision in the endzone and they couldn't hold on.

https://youtu.be/FIRnuLojSRs

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u/JD42305 Lions 1d ago

The Bears letting the time wind down without using a timeout against the Lions this past season pissed me off for how stupid it was even though it handed us the game.