It is hard enough for any team to score a pair of touchdowns in 18 seconds, let alone one player on defense.
The Carolina Panthers’ Jeremy Chinn did just that Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Chinn took a fumble recovery back 18 yards to give Carolina a 14-10 lead after the PAT.
Jeremy Chinn with back-to-back fumble return TDs 😳
(via @Panthers) pic.twitter.com/mDn1jLYmTM
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 29, 2020
Then, the DB found the end zone, again, with a 28-yard fumble recovery. After the PAT, the Panthers had a 21-10 lead over the stunned Vikings.
Jeremy Chinn somehow came out of the scrum with the football 😳 @ChinnJeremy2 @Panthers
📺 #CARvsMIN on CBS pic.twitter.com/izpxSpwxXA
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) November 29, 2020
As NFL legend Gil Brandt points out, Chinn made history with those two plays.
Defensive touchdowns on back-to-back plays by the same player has never happened in NFL history before today. Congratulations, @ChinnJeremy2.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) November 29, 2020