Oh Stefon Diggs, what could have been.
The Vikings had a 10-6 lead in the second quarter of their NFC North matchup against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, and were facing third and four, when they dialed up a fantastic trick play.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins handed off to a running back on what looked like a sweep, only for him to toss the ball to Stefon Diggs on an end around. Diggs then basically appeared to have an option read to either run the ball or throw it to Kirk Cousins.
The defenders committed, leaving Cousins wide open streaking up the sideline and … Diggs overthrew him. It was heartbreaking for fans of trick plays.
Some trickery from the Vikings who had the first down if Diggs connects with Cousins. #Skol pic.twitter.com/Y8Uwgyy9tR
— Over The Top Sports Show (@THEOTTSSHOW) December 24, 2019
This wasn’t a Tom Brady catch fail. Cousins had no shot at this ball. He even dove for it! But yeah, just not the right pass.
Anyway, a lot of people had jokes.
*Kirk Cousins wide open*
Stefon Diggs: pic.twitter.com/j1gjw0EKaj
— Max (@__maxjacobs) December 24, 2019
Kirk Cousins taught Stefon Diggs well 💪
— Shed Sports (@shedsports) December 24, 2019
Stefon Diggs has been complaining about Kirk Cousins all season just to realize how hard playing quarterback is
— 𝕯𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊° (@threevincenzo) December 24, 2019
Stefon Diggs overthrew a wide open Kirk cousins then walked away like, “now you know how I feel 😏” #MNF pic.twitter.com/woEFju1y5K
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) December 24, 2019
To his credit, Diggs said he won’t complain about overthrows anymore.
Stefon Diggs on the “Philly Special” over throw to Kirk Cousins:
“It was wide open. I missed the throw. I never say those words, I see how he feels now, I missed the throw.” #Vikings @FOX9 pic.twitter.com/oaks6VDbBZ
— Jeff Wald (@JeffWaldFox9) December 24, 2019
Did that play destroy the Vikings? Unclear, but they didn’t score again for the rest of the game. It ended 23-10 in favor of the Packers, which makes the NFC playoff race that much more wild.
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