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Former Florida TE Lucas Krull scores first career TD in 4Q of Broncos-Patriots game

Alex Weberby:Alex Weber•12/24/23
Lucas Krull
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Former Florida Gator and Pittsburgh Panther Lucas Krull finally has a touchdown in a Denver Bronco uniform. During the Christmas Eve game against the Patriots, Russell Wilson delivered him the perfect holiday gift.

Wilson took the snap and floated back and to the right as he maneuvered the pocket, eluding a pass rusher and using a sort of side-arm angle to sling a pass towards Krull in the end zone. He wins the ball with a contested catch that not only scores his first career touchdown but also got the Broncos back within one possession in the fourth quarter.

Take a look at the grab:

Lucas Krull had an excellent final season back in Pittsburgh with the Panthers, amassing 451 yards and six touchdowns on the season after he’d recorded just six yards in his first year with Pitt. He did originally play at Florida for two years too where he was a small part of the offense, catching nine total passes in 19 games played before deciding to transfer.

Before the comeback, the New England Patriots had put together an incredible third quarter against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, and former Alabama star Christian Barmore was a big reason why.

Christian Barmore started off the third quarter with a sack on the first play from scrimmage and didn’t slow down. Later in the third quarter, he sacked Russell Wilson on third-and-12 to force a punt. Finally, Barmore sacked Wilson on the final play of the third quarter and forced a fumble in the process.

But after Barmore’s big plays, Russell Wilson and Denver slowly charged back into the game, scoring on the the Krull touchdown shortly after the play above. They would score again and convert a two-point conversion to tie the game. Unfortunately, though, New England got within field goal range and knocked in a field goal as time expired.