WATCH: Tyreek Hill scores most unusual touchdown of the season following fumble
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill had one of the most bizarre touchdowns of the football season on Sunday night in their game versus the Los Angeles Chargers. In the second quarter down 0-10, the Dolphin’s offensive was orchestrating a drive and handed the ball of to running back Jeff Wilson, who ran the ball for about five yards before it was stripped from him leading to a fumble.
A scrum for the football commenced, and after both teams fought for it, the football popped out from the pile and found the hands of one of the fastest players in NFL history.
Hill picked up the ball and circled the field, returning the fumble for a 57-yard touchdown on a one in a million type of play.
Hill is used to making plays, leading the NFL in receptions with 96 and receiving yards with 1,379, but his unique scoop and score will surely be one that he and the fans won’t forget any time soon.
WATCH: Tyreek Hill makes hilarious NSFW comment on Mike McDaniel fourth-down call
Tyreek Hill was a fan of Miami coach Mike McDaniel’s gutsy play calling on Sunday in a 20-7 win against AFC East rival New England. Facing fourth-and-7 at the Patriots 42-yard line with 18 seconds until halftime, McDaniel made the choice to go for it.
The result? Tua Tagovailoa found Jaylen Waddle, who turned on the jets to score a touchdown and put the Dolphins up 17-0 heading into the locker room. Asked about the decision postgame, Hill had a colorful way to describe his coach’s confidence.
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“McDaniel, he’s gonna need a wheelbarrow for his nuts to carry them around,” Hill said. “He got a lot of cajones, you know what I’m saying? It was a gutsy call by him.”
McDaniel also opted to go for it on another fourth down during Sunday’s game, successfully drawing the Patriots defense offsides to get the first down. It was an interesting glimpse into the mindset of the 46-year-old, who is in his first season as an NFL head coach.
Prior to taking over the Dolphins, McDaniel had spent the past five seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in San Francisco. Now he starts his head coaching career off with a 1-0 mark thanks to his gutsy play calling from Sunday’s game.
Tyreek Hill, who like Mike McDaniel is also in his first season with Miami, finished as the team’s leading receiver with eight catches for 94 yards. After totaling 1,000 yards or more in four of the past five season, he is already well on his way to another in 2022.