The Tennessee Titans tried their best to recreate a Music City Miracle in Jacksonville against the Jaguars, but it just wasn’t going to happen.
On 3rd-and-15, a Joshua Dobbs pass to rookie receiver Treylon Burks looked to come up well short of the first down. However, Burks decided to keep a really weird trick play going instead of just take the tackle.
He bizarrely lateraled the ball to Titans running back Jonathan Ward, who caught it but still fell short of converting for the first. Of course, Burks’ pass got penalized because you can’t make a play like that.
The play confounded ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck. It also drew some quick comparisons to that now-infamous Patriots debacle that handed the Raiders the most ludicrous victory of the 2022-23 season.
"And this ball is… lateraled, I guess?"- Joe Buck 😂 https://t.co/I6349fi87w
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 8, 2023
While the Titans were in a win-or-go-home battle for the AFC South, offensive coordinator Todd Downing tried a little too hard on this play to make the improbable happen with a really bad call.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
Twitter was as perplexed as Buck was.
So many questions on the Treylon Burks play. Did he mean to do that? Illegal forward pass sets up Randy Bullock from 51 … good. Titans 3, Jags 0, drive of 51 yards in 9:59 (!), requiring 17 plays. A tidy 3.0 per play.
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) January 8, 2023
Treylon Burks with a play straight out of NFL Blitz.
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) January 8, 2023
TREYLON BURKS WYD? LMFAO pic.twitter.com/H5vg9iSFxC
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) January 8, 2023
What did we just witness from Treylon Burks?! 😂 pic.twitter.com/CsMqJrPVSU
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) January 8, 2023
No one:
Treylon Burks: pic.twitter.com/FtiVQYYIAr
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) January 8, 2023
Nobody:
Treylon Burks: “Alright, let’s do this. LEEEEROOOOYYYY JENKINSSSSSSSSSS! #Titans #Jags #AFCSOUTH #NFL
— “This Guy Greg” (@CallMeGreg4) January 8, 2023
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" 🤷♂️
– Wayne Gretzky
— Michael Scott
— Treylon Burkspic.twitter.com/uUJrbWn9Eo— Caesars Sportsbook (@CaesarsSports) January 8, 2023
THE TITANS JUST TRIED TO RUN A LATERAL PLAY 🤯😂
Treylon Burks was flagged for illegal forward pass on the play
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) January 8, 2023
Treylon Burks..what was this?😳
How’d it work out??🫣#Titans #NFLtwitter pic.twitter.com/cZhgN2Svi2
— Mo Sports (@MoSportsNetwork) January 8, 2023
…what pic.twitter.com/TkTxaaERv8
— PFF (@PFF) January 8, 2023
How Treylon Burks felt on that pass pic.twitter.com/PH3gbdMpPE
— NMR Burner (@NMRBurner) January 8, 2023
Treylon Burks wyd pic.twitter.com/x5U2DU6p5n
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) January 8, 2023
Have we NOT learned from New England people!?! https://t.co/b45dKBjqOu
— Garrett Bruce (@gbruce_12) January 8, 2023
nice catch point radius by treylon burks here https://t.co/0l9Gp50P59
— Mingo🛸💕🕺🏻 (@DaMingster) January 8, 2023
Vrabel when Treylon Burks came off the field to the sideline, after that unscripted scripted forward pass 🤣 pic.twitter.com/1tbd6Hs22d
— Tommy Strawn Employee of the Decade Recipient (@November_3rd) January 8, 2023
Treylon Burks thinks he’s Mahomes I guess? 🤷🏻♂️😅#Titans pic.twitter.com/fkturJM487
— 3rd and Forever (@3rd_forever10k) January 8, 2023
