Patriots RB Dion Lewis ducks under a tackle for a TD, proves being short can be good in the NFL

Being short in the NFL is typically not an advantage. Except, of course, when you are 5’8 Dion Lewis and you use it to your advantage and completely baffle a defender by ducking under his tackle attempt. Dallas’ Jack Crawford had Lewis lined up in his sights. He went for the big hit and came up with nothing. Instead of wrapping up Lewis, Crawford wound up crashing into a teammate and watching Lewis make his way to the endzone.

While the duck under move was exceptional, there were a lot of good moves by Lewis on that play. Barry Church barely got a finger on him, Crawford got embarrassed and Corey White didn’t have any more success. There is a reason the Patriots signed Lewis to an extension, so he can keep embarrassing defenders like this.