NFL March Madness: No. 4 ‘Jacoby Jones Super Bowl Spin’ vs. No. 5 ‘Vick Ballard Dives FTW’
Millions of people watched Jacoby Jones’ Super Bowl touchdown, but while it may have had a smaller audience, Vick Ballard’s diving touchdown could challenge Jones. Vote now.
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(4) Jacoby Jones Super Bowl Spin
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(5) Vick Ballard Dives FTW
(4) Jacoby Jones Super Bowl Spin
The most-watched of any touchdown in this tournament, Jacoby Jones’ 56-yard touchdown in the Super Bowl showed off some impressive speed and short area quickness.
The play wouldn't have been nearly impressive if Jones had been hit in stride, but because he had to wait for the ball, he ended up going down to the turf on the catch. Knowing he wasn't touched, Jones sprung up and put one of the most impressive spin moves you'll see on Dashon Goldson. After evading the two-time Pro Bowler, Jones useda quick juke to get Chris Culliver off balance before out-racing him to the endzone.
(5) Vick Ballard Dives FTW
The first 11 yards of this touchdown aren't overly impressive, but it's the final five yards which make this Vick Ballard 16-yard touchdown so impressive. The fact it came in overtime and won the game for the Colts just adds to the play.
Ballard caught a screen pass and headed up field with blockers in front. He was surrounded by three Titan defenders at roughly the 5-yardline but instead of going out of bounds, Ballard went vertical. He dove into the air, then twisted his body with the ball above his head, taking a big shot right as he crossed the goal line. Ballard managed to hang onto the ball as he took a shot and managed to get it inside the pylon for the game-winning score.
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