If anything, Rex Culpepper can consider himself in company with Tom Brady. It’s easy to lose track of downs with the game on the line.
That’s exactly what happened Saturday at the Carrier Dome as Syracuse frantically drove for a late score that could have given it a chance to tie North Carolina State in an ACC contest.
On third down at the Wolfpack 7, Culpepper took an 11-yard sack and everyone in Orange and Blue went into panic mode to get back to the line of scrimmage as the clock ticked away.
The announcers knew Culpepper couldn’t spike the ball to stop the clock. However, the quarterback didn’t realize it was fourth down and clocked the ball and sealed the 36-29 defeat.
Syracuse lost its game after spiking the ball as time expired on 4th down 😳 pic.twitter.com/1kpv7zOSGS
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 28, 2020
The play was similar to when Brady lost track of downs at the end of Tampa Bay’s loss to the Chicago Bears earlier in the NFL season.
I'm Tom Brady, and I if I say its fourth down,, it's…. fuck! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/WjNYYfQmr1 pic.twitter.com/iTQCahO4z2
— BgMac: Mask Up!! Protect you, Protect me!! (@bgmacneill) October 9, 2020