The first-ever game played on Black Friday was a memorable one, especially after one player made his name known with one of the craziest plays you'll ever see.
In the second episode of HBO's Hard Knocks: In Season with the Miami Dolphins, Dolphins safety Jevon Holland stole the show with a 99-yard pick-six to close out the first half against the Jets. Thanks to Hard Knocks, the cameras kept rolling to show fans all the action on the field and in the locker room.
Going back just a few moments before the pick-six, it was quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who had made a similar mistake when he threw a pick-six right into the hands of Jets cornerback Brandin Echols, seemingly changing the tone for the second half. Miami's lead was cut to 10-6 following a missed extra point from Greg Zuerlein.
The Jets muffed that momentum, however, with two seconds left in the half. Yes, with just those two seconds, quarterback Tim Boyle launched a Hail Mary that fell perfectly into the arms of Holland, who went on to run as fast as he could to the end zone, with the help of a few good blocks from his teammates. Although it was a 99-yard TD, Holland actually ran 124.4 yards, per Next Gen Stats, which is the most distance traveled by a ball carrier on a scrimmage play this season. The 23-year-old safety erased Tagovailoa's mistake and kept the Dolphins at a comfortable distance.
Head coach Mike McDaniel was so excited that he immediately began running to the locker room after that play, forgetting that his kicker still had to try for an extra point. McDaniel made it all the way to the other side of the field before turning around to tell his coaching staff, "Extra point. Extra point."
The Dolphins went on to win it 34-13, but the star of the day was
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