Running Back’s Brain Fart Costs Jaguars Dearly On Crazy Colts Score
Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForrest Buckner leaped across the goal line and scored what might prove to be one of the craziest touchdowns of the 2023 NFL campaign.
And he had Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby to thank for it.
Buckner initially sacked Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence at the Indianapolis 27-yard line, prompting Lawrence to fumble the football forward. Bigsby had the ball bounce to him cleanly at the 35, but didn’t do much of anything as he seemingly felt Lawrence threw an incomplete pass.
A swarm of wise Colts defenders, however, knocked the live ball out of Bigby’s hands only for Buckner to recover it himself and run toward the goal line. After Jacksonville challenged the ruling on the field, the play stood as called with Indy rewarded for the heads-up play.
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Bigsby likely will hear about it from coaches and teammates, especially if it ends up costing the Jaguars a win in their AFC South opener.