Philip Rivers reminded us why most quarterbacks stay in the pocket. The Indianapolis Colts’ signal-caller was in pursuit of Baltimore Ravens safety Charles Clark after he recovered a fumble, and Rivers experienced a truly embarrassing sequence of events.
First, he tripped over the paint on the 35-yard line. (Yes, he just fell over, unprompted.) Second, Clark piled on the shame by hurdling over Rivers, who was left to flail helplessly from his back at Clark’s legs. It was not a flattering look for Rivers.
Some might think Rivers was simply making a business decision to avoid contact, so he didn’t get hurt. I’m not so sure. This just looks like pure clumsiness. But I’ll let you decide. Check it out.
Philip Rivers with the worst tackling attempt of all time 😂😂
(🎥: @FTBBurner11) pic.twitter.com/4GltEk6Bi8
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 8, 2020
Folks on Twitter were ruthless. They roasted the Colts quarterback, who has never recorded a tackle in his career.
Philip Rivers after that scoop and score stumble pic.twitter.com/70JGJkiW8X
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) November 8, 2020
Philip Rivers trying to make a tackle pic.twitter.com/T3vSsxXSdI
— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) November 8, 2020
— EmbraceThePace (@EmbracePaceUVA) November 8, 2020
I can’t stop laughing https://t.co/qJMA2P6vs3
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) November 8, 2020
Philip Rivers with the worst tackle attempt since the merger
pic.twitter.com/RZ5xIDqAsl— PFF (@PFF) November 8, 2020
Put it in Canton. pic.twitter.com/PNmFsBKAz6
— Brian Phillips (@BPhillips_SB) November 8, 2020
Surely, the embarrassment won’t end on Sunday. The Colts will probably show this clip on repeat during their film study.
