Let’s call Laviska Shenault’s touchdown what it was: dumb luck.
The Jacksonville Jaguars receiver found himself in the end zone with the ball thanks to a wild tipped pass in the first half against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13.
Quarterback Mike Glennon threw an awful pass that appeared to be intended for receiver D. J. Chark. But it was so off-target that it skipped off the arm of Vikings cornerback Kris Boyd before zooming directly to Shenault for a touchdown.
Boyd was so intent on covering Chark that he never realized the ball was coming and raised his hands at the last second. That’s how inaccurate the throw was.
The luckiest person on the play might have actually been Glennon, who basically threw a surefire interception — only to see that he’d somehow gotten a six-point play instead. Here’s a look.
Laviska Shenault was in the right place at the right time.
🏈 (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/sFMEP99JBp
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) December 6, 2020
This slow-motion version helps establish the absurdity of the play.
That Laviska Shenault touchdown from another angle 🙃#JAXvsMIN #DUUUVAL https://t.co/pm10xLBGbM pic.twitter.com/Hze0Sqdi1d
— René Bugner (😷) (@RNBWCV) December 6, 2020
People couldn’t believe what happened.
I have Shenault on my dynasty team. I got SUPREMELY lucky on that deflection huh lol
— Félix (@FootballPapi) December 6, 2020
Wow
Can't-Miss Play: Laviska Shenault Jr. has ricochet TD of a lifetime— 🇪🇺 Na ja 🇩🇪 (@Ickmalwieder) December 6, 2020
What kind of madden glitch?! 😂
Great concentration by Shenault! https://t.co/c3GDBNg0MW— TECKnical Foul Podcast (@TECKnicalFoul) December 6, 2020
I think Shenault was just as surprised as everybody else. There's a lot of "Holy crap, look what I found!" energy in his initial reaction 🤣
— Diehard 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ Fan (@_YaDoneMessedUp) December 6, 2020
To be clear, the Jaguars are not an example of why it’s better to be lucky than good. Not at all.
