Aaron Rodgers was cooking to being the New York Jets’ matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13. It took a historic play by Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams to get Seattle back in the game.
Leonard Williams’ ‘thicc-6’ on Aaron Rodgers is longest big guy TD in NFL history off INT
Leonard Williams picked off Aaron Rodgers. Then the big man rumbled more than 90 yards for a touchdown.
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Rodgers had New York on the doorstep of another trip to the end zone midway through the second quarter. On 3rd-and-8 from Seattle’s 10-yard line, Rodgers’ pass was tipped and intercepted by Williams as he dropped into coverage. The big man rumbled 91 yards for a touchdown. This is the first pick-six of Rodgers’ career thrown inside the red zone. It’s also the longest pick-six by a defensive lineman in NFL history.
Watch Williams intercept Rodgers and return the ball to the end zone here:
There are few things better than a “big man touchdown,” and Williams was historic. Check out these stats on Williams’ pick-six:
Seahawks-Jets was already shaping up to be a great game. Now it will be remembered for an epic ‘thick-six.’
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