Here it is, the final two plays of the season. One play galvanized the team and likely turned a mediocre season into a 10-win season. The other is quite possibly the best catch of a player’s career.
Some plays in a season don’t seem as big when they first happen as they are when you look back. Sometimes a player throwing a huge block turns a game around and energizes a team. Sometimes a tough first down keeps a drive alive. And sometimes a player makes a play that is immediately recognized as the game-turner.
Shelton Gibson’s catch while having his helmet ripped off by cornerback DJ Reed is exactly that.