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Cory Woodroof

The Titans tried a really dumb trick play that had Joe Buck and NFL fans totally confused

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The Tennessee Titans tried their best to recreate a Music City Miracle in Jacksonville against the Jaguars, but it just wasn’t going to happen.

On 3rd-and-15, a Joshua Dobbs pass to rookie receiver Treylon Burks looked to come up well short of the first down. However, Burks decided to keep a really weird trick play going instead of just take the tackle.

He bizarrely lateraled the ball to Titans running back Jonathan Ward, who caught it but still fell short of converting for the first. Of course, Burks’ pass got penalized because you can’t make a play like that.

The play confounded ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck. It also drew some quick comparisons to that now-infamous Patriots debacle that handed the Raiders the most ludicrous victory of the 2022-23 season.

While the Titans were in a win-or-go-home battle for the AFC South, offensive coordinator Todd Downing tried a little too hard on this play to make the improbable happen with a really bad call.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

Twitter was as perplexed as Buck was.

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