In the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Courtland Sutton.
Wilson will only get 46 passing yards added to his totals for the throw, but his pass traveled 60.8 yards in the air. That represented the longest touchdown by air distance this season, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats page on Twitter/X.
It was an impressive throw, but after the game, Wilson deflected praise to his offensive line and to Sutton.
“I think, first of all, that play doesn’t happen without the line,” Wilson said. “I think I had about 35 seconds about back there on that play. I went left, went right, went through my reads probably one, two, three, four, five, back to one, and then back to Courtland again.
“I think Sutton obviously has been all special year. A tremendous work ethic, great leader, great teammate, great hands, can catch everything. He did a good job because he was going deep, kind of came back for a second and then he went deep again which was really great play by him and one hand in front of our fans is pretty special.”
Russell Wilson's 46-yard TD pass to Courtland Sutton traveled 60.8 yards in the air, the longest touchdown by air distance this season.
Wilson now has the two longest TD passes by air distance this season.
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— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 10, 2023
The score marked the 10th time this season that Wilson and Sutton have connected for a touchdown. As has been the case for many of those scores, Wilson threw it up and gave Sutton a chance to make a play.
“I tried to give him a chance and he made a great play,” the QB said.
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