Well, here’s something you don’t see every day – and would probably prefer to never see happen to the Rams again. On a punt attempt from deep in the Rams’ own territory, Matthew Orzech’s snap to Johnny Hekker hit the arm of Nick Scott, who was the personal protector in front of Hekker.
Scott shifted over to his left at the last second and didn’t even feel the ball hit his arm, somehow, leading to a loose ball in the end zone. The Colts fell on it and scored the touchdown to take a 21-17 lead over the Rams.
It was an all-around disaster for Los Angeles, the worst possible way to surrender the lead.
What just happened?! #ForTheShoe
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Twitter had a field day with the blunder, too. Here are some of the best reactions to the miscue by the Rams.
This is professional football at its finestpic.twitter.com/LEyeviN5Te
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— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) September 19, 2021
This game is so ridiculously crazy and stupid…and I love it pic.twitter.com/FJmSEg5RBg
— trey wingo (@wingoz) September 19, 2021
Wanna get away? https://t.co/VYr6sNtF2R
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) September 19, 2021
Nothing like well-oiled special teams:pic.twitter.com/5h2zEzFXaQ
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) September 19, 2021
Just when you think you've seen everything in the NFL, the long snap hits the personal protector … https://t.co/Hwk0BADIa1
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 19, 2021
33 feeling the ball bounce off his arm and not even looking for it is KILLING ME https://t.co/oghWHdwuSv
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) September 19, 2021
What a blunder for the Rams 😳
pic.twitter.com/jHT0DtsxEw— PFF (@PFF) September 19, 2021
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