Don’t beat yourself up, Jeff Okudah. It happens to pretty much everyone.
The Detroit Lions cornerback was a victim of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray’s juke during Week 3 action on Sunday. On the 1-yard line, Murray peeled off to run the ball on a bootleg when he found Okudah in the open field. And though a cornerback might typically have an athletic advantage over a quarterback, Murray is special. He danced around Okudah, who was left to dive at Murray’s feet. The quarterback ran in to the end zone untouched.
Here’s a look at the ridiculous play.
Kyler is TOO SMOOTH. @K1 #RedSea
📺: #DETvsAZ on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/xcinwkkjUL pic.twitter.com/q5jlwc5YYf— NFL (@NFL) September 27, 2020
When Murray pulled off the absurdly elusive feat (with his feet), NFL fans and media members went wild on Twitter. Even the account for the video game, Madden NFL 2021 admitted it may need to raise Murray’s stats.
Juke: ⬆️ #RatingsAdjustor
— Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) September 27, 2020
Defenders trying to tackle Kyler Murray: pic.twitter.com/nR0BogUdHZ
— Randy Heflin Jr. (@HandyReflin) September 27, 2020
So Russell Wilson, Josh Allen, and Kyler Murray in the lead for NFL MVP, yes?
— Man on a Mission (@Supeprime) September 27, 2020
Kyler Murray has better running jukes than 80% of running backs
— Irrational Fans (@IrrationalFans) September 27, 2020
Cmon @K1, this man has a family that is watching. 😂 https://t.co/8yGqricVXe
— Leigh R 🧙🏽♂️ (@LeerInBK) September 27, 2020
You can't even do this glitch in #Madden21. 😱#OUDNA x @K1 pic.twitter.com/LfGafXYaLy
— Sooner Gridiron (@soonergridiron) September 27, 2020
Some people wanted Kyler Murray to play baseball pic.twitter.com/iT5Caw8exO
— Brett Shanker (@brettshanker) September 27, 2020
This man is unstoppable in the open field.
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