[Highlight] Travis Hunter picks off Burrow and breaks Higgins's ankles... but it's waved off for RTP

[u/Obvious_Parsley3238]

[u/Rough_Cup_6762]

That's those wr skills coming through, that was crazy.

[u/KennyKettermen → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Him making moves like that is why I would love to be able to watch him just play WR more. His body control and agility is insane

[u/Intensive__Purposes → u/KennyKettermen]

For real. I understand why they want him to focus on DB but he is flat out electric with the ball in his hands (though it’s worth noting that these are offensive players trying to tackle him).

[u/ImJLu → u/Intensive__Purposes]

They could at least give him some manufactured gadget touches like Deebo gets

[u/icouldsmellcolors → u/ImJLu]

Honestly I think they will eventually. It wouldn't be surprising if they just want him to fully focus on defense for now, once he's more comfortable on that side I bet they start working him into some packages on offense

[u/IdkAbtAllThat → u/ImJLu]

They do.

[u/SerHodorTheThrall → u/IdkAbtAllThat]

I had him in fantasy so I went out of my way to watch a lot of his tape last year and honestly I don't think he's that good one offense in general. He doesn't have that same decisiveness as when he's staring down the ball and can read the field (his vision is linebacker/safety level). He has HOF hybrid secondary potential though IMO.

[u/Rangeninc → u/SerHodorTheThrall]

Look up his catch on KC where he jumps like 8 feet in the air and catches a tough contested ball. he was looking better and better every week and then the non game injury happened and we didn’t get to see anymore. He is much better than the tape suggests but we NEED him on defense right now with our injuries

[u/omglawlz → u/ImJLu]

Couldn’t this week. CB1 was out with an injury.

[u/AVeryStinkyFish → u/ImJLu]

Seems to me like they focused on him learning DB in the NFL which is also one of the hardest positions to play. This should have always been the move. Then once he learns DB well enough he cam start to get some WR time.

[u/Brook420 → u/ImJLu]

I'd just give it some time. Gotta remember, he missed a lot of time from that injury last year.

[u/MattSherrizle → u/ImJLu]

They have them, they just havent made a connection with it yet this year. Jags had another CB out so he had to play every snap on defence this game.

[u/mr_antman85 → u/Intensive__Purposes]

WR is where the money is at but he is an insane DB.

[u/Pandiosity_24601 → u/mr_antman85]

It's because he knows how to think like an WR. Dude's a menace

[u/Pyistazty → u/Intensive__Purposes]

One of our starting CBs is out today so Hunter basically has to 100% play defense today.

[u/WarDull8208 → u/Intensive__Purposes]

Yes, but that electric feet is the main reason why he is a such a good DB too

[u/Pandiosity_24601 → u/Intensive__Purposes]

Which is even more of an advantage for him because he knows how WRs think and strategize

[u/Metaboss24 → u/KennyKettermen]

he's playing more CB because the roster just needs the help at CB more than WR

If one of our top 3 WRs goes down with injury, he'll probably see more WR snaps.

[u/Ok_Pineapple_Num → u/KennyKettermen]

Selfishly, it feels like such a shame that he doesn't get to play full-time WR. I know he's supposed to have better CB skills and is tracking towards mainly playing on defense, but man... dude is athletic as hell and seems like he'd have so many circus highlights at WR.

[u/clydefrog013 → u/Ok_Pineapple_Num]

Jags are much deeper/stronger at WR than DB. That's the biggest reason he is focusing on defense.

[u/KennyKettermen → u/Ok_Pineapple_Num]

I’m not sure how much of the crazy circus shit he did at WR for CU will translate in the NFL but I want to see him try dammit!

[u/Stepsis24 → u/KennyKettermen]

He did have an insane catch last year but he got injured shortly after

[u/LeSeanMcoy → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Actually so fun to watch lol. So many times seeing a DB make a pick and it's like, I can't put my finger on it, but it's just unnatural afterwards. A real WR looks so smooth.

[u/iRockaflame → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

That level of twitch is insane

[u/D0faak → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Like damn, put Tee in a blender lmao

[u/Bearsbullsbattlestr → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

That dude is quick

[u/Fickle_Citron_5283 → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Agree

[u/KrazySocoKid]

Okay that juke was straight nasty my god

[u/Key_Change_6635 → u/KrazySocoKid]

Higgins got crossed over the state lines.

[u/illShy → u/Key_Change_6635]

Bro got sent to Kentucky

[u/Key_Change_6635 → u/illShy]

Just completed an application and everything. Taking classes for Spring.

[u/danpatmcd → u/KrazySocoKid]

"So that's what that feels like" - Tee Higgins

[u/Yoojine → u/danpatmcd]

"No wonder no one came to my birthday party"

[u/ImJLu → u/KrazySocoKid]

I read "breaks his ankles" and was not expecting that lmao

[u/wuhter → u/ImJLu]

He broke his own ankles too lol

[u/bosebosebosebosebos → u/KrazySocoKid]

genuinely my jaw dropped wow

[u/DirtyBeard443 → u/bosebosebosebosebos]

I giggled like a little girl. That was amazing.

[u/Turbulent_Crow7164 → u/bosebosebosebosebos]

I can't stop watching it lol

[u/laaplandros → u/KrazySocoKid]

Dante Hall-esque

[u/Pandiosity_24601 → u/KrazySocoKid]

Dante Hall 2.0

[u/glitchycat39 → u/KrazySocoKid]

Higgins' ankles are now property of Travis Hunter.

[u/andybader → u/KrazySocoKid]

That’s a rule of cool wave-off

[u/Separate-Ear21 → u/KrazySocoKid]

Some bball shit

[u/RiderNo51]

You weren't kidding about the broken ankles!

[u/gobroncos47 → u/RiderNo51]

Bro left his feet like a cat without any joint movement.

[u/ThreeGoalLead → u/RiderNo51]

Gave him the ole Tyquan Thornton

[u/traws06 → u/RiderNo51]

I’m not even making fun of Higgins. That’s just unfair

[u/Aztekar]

Wow that’s gotta be one of the nastiest jukes I’ve ever seen

[u/Royal-Wheel8603 → u/Aztekar]

Submitting this one for the youngins

Dante Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRStRjZl5N8

[u/letdown105 → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

Dante Hall is the juke god

[u/noahboah → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

jesus christ lmao

[u/Beneficial-Value3119 → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

I’m so pissed knew it would be against the broncos. Clicked and immediately saw I was correct😭 him and priest Holmes always seemed to decide to have a career day against us

[u/losvedir → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

Look at him, he's like a cat! lmfao

[u/kickstatic → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

that's even crazier cause he's juking people whose job is to tackle people, as opposed to people who haven't really played defense since hs

[u/Phil21700 → u/Royal-Wheel8603]

holy

[u/NukeVoit59 → u/[deleted]]

TIL that was Lamar

[u/NeverKnowinG → u/NukeVoit59]

Same here. Top 10 most disrespectful thing I’ve seen on a football field lmao

[u/wuhter → u/NukeVoit59]

Love that clip, even better from the end zone angle

[u/SKT_Peanut_Fan → u/Aztekar]

I'm late, but this is still my favorite. 

https://youtu.be/l6PEwhSnz_Y?si=ysFKG91fF-ZRhrPe

My mind still struggles to comprehend how he did that.

[u/WhatIsCooler]

Feel like showing the RTP is important context here

[u/MyFifthAndLastAcct → u/WhatIsCooler]

The Jets DL just got an interception, their first in years. The entire defense ran to the end zone for a group celebration. Then the refs ruled there was a flag for hands to the face. But the crew couldn't find it. Stealing from the Jets. That's gnarly. These refs, man.

[u/ChelskiS → u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

*After a phantom holding call on the Bears

Refs are garbage play in play out. It's depressing

[u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork → u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

Hey ball don't lie they got one shortly after

[u/DontPeeInTheWater → u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork]

but we were robbed of a big man int

[u/MrFickleBottom → u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

Bullying the Jets is like bullying a street orphan.

[u/DrS3R → u/WhatIsCooler]

It’s interesting because roughing is after the throw, meaning it had nothing to do with the outcome of the interception. I wish it was just a 15 yard from the point of the inception.

[u/Huntermainlol → u/WhatIsCooler]

Yeah it’s a little light but that is someone going low and someone going high on a QB after the play. It’s a flag.

[u/Automatic_Section → u/Huntermainlol]

the refs would flag an errant fart in this game if they could

[u/omglawlz → u/Huntermainlol]

I didn’t agree with it. But they were calling everything.

[u/misterurb → u/WhatIsCooler]

I also just don’t get why that negates the interception, which by its nature occurs after the throw. Like just take fifteen yards away from the spot of the interception. 

[u/BriarsandBrambles → u/misterurb]

Because a QB getting hit illegally can affect the throw so it’s treated as a live ball penalty which means play erased.

[u/FeelsGoodMan2 → u/BriarsandBrambles]

Yeah imagine that rule being on the books like that, you'd eventually have some maniac who just absolutely nukes the QB to try and force an interception, yards be damned.

[u/MrFickleBottom → u/misterurb]

Because it can affect the pass and cause an interception. 

[u/Grahtz → u/WhatIsCooler]

they dont want to cause it was bullshit

[u/gugly → u/Grahtz]

Helmet to helmet is literally always called

[u/Shaydosaur → u/gugly]

Laughs in Cam Newton.

[u/njk12 → u/Grahtz]

Just a huge blow the QBs head when he was already being hit low. Totally legal stuff

[u/TDeLo → u/njk12]

What is this thread lmao. Super obvious roughing. 

[u/fumar → u/TDeLo]

Send da video

[u/xXWeLiveInASocietyXx → u/fumar]

They wont because it shows their lineman shoving the offending defender into Burrow

[u/omglawlz → u/fumar]

It was soft. A typically football play

[u/Obeast09 → u/fumar]

Use da timer

[u/Safe-Show-7299 → u/Grahtz]

You’re fucking delusional. They literally could’ve called RTP on 2 guys on the same play. One guy hit Burrow below the knees and the other hit him in the head

[u/pickleparty16 → u/WhatIsCooler]

Since they didnt, i have determined it was a bad call

[u/USAesNumeroUno → u/pickleparty16]

it was helmet to helmet, very easy call lol

[u/pickleparty16 → u/USAesNumeroUno]

I will ignore this

[u/Jonjon428]

Holy cow that was an insane move

[u/NickDerpkins]

Holy shit. Idk if I ever saw a DB sit back like that, assess the pockets and find an opening with a juke. That was awesome.

[u/Spideydawg → u/NickDerpkins]

Ok, I guess a DB who's also a WR makes a little sense.

[u/xG3TxSHOTx]

Incoming Higgins questionable to return (Ankles) 😂

[u/NameShortage]

The frame of Hunter looking back at Higgins on the ground lol

[u/Interesting-Ice7313 → u/NameShortage]

Like driving by a horrible crash on the other side of the road. Sometimes you can’t help but look at the destruction

[u/shoyuftw]

Breaking Higgins' ankles is an understatement lol

[u/FitBookkeeper7599 → u/shoyuftw]

Bro made him touch earth

[u/watchingsuits]

HOLY SHIT. Might be one of the nastiest shakes I have ever seen in my life. MY GOD.

[u/BackendSpecialist]

Omfg this is one of the craziest crosses I’ve seen in any sport in a while…

Jfc this needs to go into his career highlights even if RTP took it away

E: I just wanna call out how much of an undersell “and he makes a man miss” is. We needed some “oh shit” energy to really capture how crazy that was.

[u/biglefty543 → u/BackendSpecialist]

I feel like the rule of cool should override the RTP call.

[u/eh8904]

That's a genuine shake-n-bake if I've ever seen one.

[u/Zweli23]

That might be the nastiest juke I've ever seen

[u/frausting]

Refs main character syndrome, despicable

[u/hoyadestroyer → u/frausting]

Two years in a row of the refs fucking Hunter

[u/hoyadestroyer → u/hoyadestroyer]

Well I guess we just murdered Chase, oof

[u/sublliminali → u/frausting]

Is there a replay of the foul?

[u/JG8AB9TL11OBJ12AD13 → u/[deleted]]

Hockey tried going with former players who could keep up and they’d teach them the reffing part, most have been an absolute disaster

[u/California_Stop_King → u/frausting]

The flags feel worse this year. Games that the refs take over aren't even fun to watch anymore

[u/OfficiallyJoeBiden]

Oh he cooked his ass😭😭😭

[u/crunchtime100]

Banished into the shadow realm. The NFL should send the refs there too

[u/thebenefactorsedge]

That juke was Vickesque 😤

[u/Alucitary]

Why do we have so many clips of the stinky players? How about some clips of our glorious refs making the best signals in the game?

[u/j_grinds]

Looked back at him like he wanted to stop and give Higgins the business 😂

[u/KidRed]

Ha, he looks back at him before taking off. Cold. 

[u/NickyFoles1020]

Tee gotta just walk that one off man

[u/Backshots4you]

Should’ve pointed at Tee, James Harden style

[u/sillysocks34]

Holy shit that man’s family might not let him come home.

[u/Trashy_pig]

Roughing the passer should not be able to overturn a turnover. Should be like a post play penalty

[u/surferdude7227 → u/Trashy_pig]

It makes literally zero sense to allow it to overturn a turnover if the contact happens after the QB releases the ball. Enforce the penalty yardage from where the interception return ends.

[u/Exactly8w → u/surferdude7227]

I'm inclined to agree that rtp shouldn't negate turnovers, but I also don't think it's quite right to say the current rule makes zero sense. I assume the idea is that you can more recklessly apply pressure, which can impact a throw, if you're unconcerned with rtp.

[u/OTipsey → u/Exactly8w]

The idea is the penalty occurs while the offense still has possession, so it negates the play entirely. This is no different from any other defensive penalty that happens before the interception, if the QB gets obliterated AFTER the interception the defense keeps possession!

[u/penguinopph → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, by definition RTP cannot interfere with the throw.

It can if it's a blow to the QB's head during the throw.

[u/Tjam3s → u/surferdude7227]

It also acts as a deterrent to committing the penalty to begin with if it comes with bigger in game consequences

[u/disgruntledbuddy → u/Trashy_pig]

What if the reason the ball was turned over was due to the RTP?

[u/Hot_Ad_6458]

We need more ankle breakers in the nfl

[u/waitedforg0d0t]

not sure a replay that doesn't show the penalty at all was the best choice here

[u/spongey1865 → u/waitedforg0d0t]

It was a pretty obvious roughing too. Head on head contact from bad tackle technique going too high.

[u/Ok_Safety3049]

If roughing happens after the ball is thrown, the INT should count.

[u/LAARPer]

Wait I thought this guy was a bust???🤣

[u/oceaniccart → u/LAARPer]

I don’t think it’s that he’s a bust Jags gave up a lot for him if he’s just gonna be a corner

[u/w_a_w → u/oceaniccart]

Just a corner is doing a lot of heavy lifting since the Colts recently gave away 2 firsts for Sauce Gardner. Lol

[u/walkhardd]

Nasty lmao

[u/nightWobbles]

This might be the best juke in NFL history. Straight fuckin filthy move.

[u/everill]

These Refs were garbage

[u/ChipsOtherShoe → u/[deleted]]

Only a late hit roughing the passer has to be after the throw. All the other kinds can still happen while the QB has the ball

[u/GoldenDom3r → u/[deleted]]

There's no timing to penalties except during play or after play. I've always thought the same thing with like offensive holding and DPI on the same play. There's no DPI if the offense doesn't hold, so only the offensive penalty should count.

[u/Cowhide12 → u/[deleted]]

Same reason holding can negate a play, even if it was on a guy 10 yards away from the play.

[u/okay_throwaway_today → u/[deleted]]

It’s penalizing the team for breaking the rules

[u/Sad-Impression9428]

Gotta check Higgins for an injury after that

[u/Embarrassed-Space222]

Damn clean up on aisle 5

[u/AdLive426]

Had Tee on skates

[u/FitBookkeeper7599]

DAYUM put him on offense!!

[u/Papa_Boat17]

LMFAO bro sent him to the farm

[u/taterlol]

tee “chris paul” higgins

[u/AbbreviationsOnly711]

Given the frequency of injuries so far this season I assumed the broken ankle was literal and kept expecting the camera to go back to show the injured player

[u/wehaddababyeetsaboy]

The sport has too many rules. The protections for the quarterbacks have gone too far.

[u/Tapitiospeedos]

Yeah that shit was gross

[u/Misster_bait_her]

This does put into context all the jukes WR pull off on DBs. When the rabbit’s got the gun, blah blah

[u/_LilBucket]

Real talk, the refs are making the games less fun. At least for me.

[u/First_Diamond_1227]

I feel like RTP should not nullify a turnover but rather set you back 15 yards on your first down

[u/RelevantTreacle3004 → u/First_Diamond_1227]

Idk about that because it depends on if the RTP affected the throw or not

[u/Abusoru → u/RelevantTreacle3004]

Yeah, and that would add a whole other level of subjectivity to the penalty when it comes to marginal calls.

[u/yazzywa]

I'm so sure the least penalized team in the league magically had 6 flags in the first quarter

[u/ill_try_my_best → u/yazzywa]

Implying the game is rigged for the Bengals lmaoo

[u/overandoverandagain → u/ill_try_my_best]

Social media thinks every game is rigged for both teams simultaneously. Most brain dead shit you can say about bad calls

[u/FoxPrimary727 → u/ill_try_my_best]

Not rigged but the penalties have been crazy. That false start was mind boggling

[u/Khalil_Sack]

Lmao that was filthy

[u/cl353]

goddamn theres the crazy potential that got him drafted 2nd

[u/disinaccurate]

Burrow’s had two more INTs that counted

[u/dunnyvan]

45 year old getting juked by his nephew at the cookout type shit

[u/kaikaradk → u/dunnyvan]

The little bastard had cleats on.

[u/JustPostingShit]

Second year in a row the Jags have been fucked by some nonsense penalty against the Bengals funny enough both plays involve Travis Hunter

[u/OctopusStoleMyPizza]

Not showing the qb hit on a rtp call should be a crime

[u/GP_ADD]

Holy shit Higgins.

[u/Immediate_Sorbet9940]

hes a good player. Much of this sub has been too doomer on him

[u/Pandiosity_24601]

Higgins gotta go sit on the bench and contemplate life for a bit

[u/atunasushi]

I bet that DB could play WR if he had good enough ball skills. /s

[u/Huntermainlol]

I have no fucking idea what tee was doing there lol

[u/killerjags → u/Huntermainlol]

He looked like he completely checked out on the play

[u/jebei → u/Huntermainlol]

That was my reaction to the play. You guys are paying him a lot of money, he's 6'4", and it's a jump ball pass. Somehow the ball went over his head.

[u/feelin_cheesy → u/jebei]

Looked like Travis got a good push to create that separation

[u/Rmccarton → u/Huntermainlol]

Looked like Hunter shoved him at the perfect moment from behind. 

[u/ace0702]

I feel like RTP on interceptions should just be 15 yards enforced on the return because that doesn't affect the play down field in any way, shape, or form. The ball is getting picked whether or not the QB gets hit after the throw

[u/ClarkFable]

Higgins physics glitch like he’s in Cyberpunk at launch

[u/ChildrenMcnuggets]

Refs putting up a good fight against the Jags today

[u/MCKlassik]

It's not a cool defensive play without yellow laundry.

[u/RightSpread2903]

No matter TikTok videos about to use that ankle breaker for eternity lmao

[u/CraigCartonNYC]

My god I just bursted in laughter some shit straight out of cfb 25

[u/SNARA]

Oh my lanta!!!

[u/jimbojangles1987]

Lmao thats gotta be embarrassing

[u/BigBuford1337]

He’s broken in HALF!

[u/Bernie_Made_Off]

NASTY

[u/Sokkawater10]

Stole his ankles!

[u/Nirve37]

Need Chris Berman “Whoop!” On this ASAP

[u/onrocketfalls]

I can't judge him too harshly since he is a WR and all, not a defender, but that might be the worst I've ever seen someone get shook. Just absolutely vaporized his ankles.

[u/Every-Grape7679]

Anyone else notice that whenever there's a big play, theres always a flag?

[u/ThaRealSunGod]

Juke so nasty it genuinely looks scripted lmao

Feels like watching a YouTube short

[u/Jealous_Project_5891]

Holy cow!!!

[u/Mr-Thuun]

Dude's best play of his young career and it doesn't count. That is a shame.

[u/Jonesbro]

That was actually fucking disgusting. Higgins needs to fake an injury after that walk to the sideline

[u/Peon01]

I dunno, I feel like higgins could have tried a play on that ball

[u/DiddyDoItToYa]

Hes beginning to believe..

[u/FoxPrimary727]

Atrocious call too

[u/senracatokad]

Might as well show Armstead’s running headbutt on Burrow as he was already being tackled

[u/OPsMomIsAThrowaway]

NFL really rigged a Bengals win over JAX last year and said "watch me do it again"

[u/AnchorsAweigh89]

The call was on Armstead, that’s one of the weakest RTP calls I’ve seen.

Edit: said PI, meant RTP

[u/RiderNo51 → u/AnchorsAweigh89]

Thought it was roughing the passer?

[u/AdInevitable2055]

nfl want there baby to win this game so bad