Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore may not have this year’s Moment of the Year award, but at least he has some jokes.
At Thursday night’s NFL Honors, Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson—who earned The Associated Press 2022 Offensive Player of the Year honors to kick off the festivities—raked in that Moment of the Year hardware for his miraculous one-handed catch against the Buffalo Bills in Week 10. And, uh, yeah—rightfully so . . .
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📺: #MINvsBUF on FOX
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/uRjde5F169 pic.twitter.com/sxiLVx0NCi— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2022
Right after Jefferson’s grab was announced as the winner, Moore then hit Twitter with an early candidate for Tweet of the Year:
Maybe if I didn’t take my helmet off 😂😂🤷🏽♂️ @pjwalker_5
What you think— DJ Moore💫 (@idjmoore) February 10, 2023
Moore, of course, is referring to his 62-yard scoring connection with quarterback PJ Walker back in the Week 8 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. But that miracle, unfortunately, would be somewhat negated by the ensuing unsportsmanlike penalty—when the understandably excited wideout took his helmet off in celebration.
there isn't a caption good enough for this play 🤯 💫 pic.twitter.com/fczyiBTtkI
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 30, 2022
The flag pushed the potential game-winning extra point back 15 yards, helping lead to a miss by kicker Eddy Piñeiro. Piñeiro would then miss another clincher in overtime on a 32-yard field goal try, giving way to an eventual 37-34 victory for Atlanta.
Well, there’s always next year, DJ. Just make sure to keep that cap on next time you make a game-tying grab on a 62-yard Hail Mary heave in the fourth quarter of a heated divisional matchup.
