Byron Murphy nearly had a DeSean Jackson moment on this game-winning touchdown for the Arizona Cardinals.
On Sunday, the Cardinals climbed back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime against the Las Vegas Raiders. On a drive with half the overtime frame over, the Raiders were able to endure a scare after Hunter Renfrow coughed up the ball as Las Vegas was able to recover.
Unfortunately for Renfrow, he fumbled the ball again a few plays later while fighting for yardage on a second and 10 at the Cardinals’ 39-yard line. Murphy snagged the ball and sprinted down the field for an overtime game-winning scoop and score for the dramatic finish!
CARDINALS SCOOP-AND-SCORE FOR THE WIN IN OT 😱
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/lnvz0I8ek7
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 18, 2022
While an incredible play from the Cardinals — and poor Renfrow — Murphy came oh so close to throwing away the game-winning touchdown before he even crossed the goal line!
This would've been very wild: Byron Murphy came awfully close to throwing the ball away too early on his scoop-and-score TD.
I mean, wow.pic.twitter.com/Pbvg1JSTNP
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 19, 2022
Thankfully for Murphy, the call on the field stood as a touchdown as he broke the plane before tossing the ball in celebration. Lesson learned!
