We could explain this GIF to you but we could also just let you observe it and appreciate it for how weird it is:
Panthers punt returner gets tackled, finds loose ball, returns it for TD
After an obvious penalty, everybody forgot the play was still live ... except for punt returner Philly Brown.
So Corey “Philly” Brown, the rookie out of Ohio State, got decked while waiting to receive a punt. This is pretty obviously kick catch interference. The majority of the time, this is where the play ends. Someone jumps on the ball and the receiving team gladly takes their 15-yard penalty.
That is not where this play ends. After frustratedly gesturing at the ref, Brown notices that the ball is unclaimed. Realizing he has a free play, he picks it up and runs with it... and ends up taking it 76-yards to the house. The Panthers declined the penalty, and had their seven points.
Philly’s quick thinking hurt him here, but now it’s helping.
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