Troy Aikman has seen a lot of football.
So it’s worth another look, as the Hall-of-Fame quarterback and “Monday Night Football” commentator called the interception “one of the best plays I’ve ever seen.”
It was an interception from Minnesota Vikings quarterback Byron Murphy that prompted such a response from Aikman during Monday night’s game between the Vikings and the visiting Buffalo Bills. When Josh Allen and the Bills faced a 3rd-and-long situation early in the game, Allen lofted a deep throw in the direction of DJ Moore.
But Murphy had other ideas:
To truly appreciate this play, check out this graphic highlighting the ground Murphy covers just to get the hang of it. He lines up with Keon Coleman on the other side of the field, but Coleman sees the ball in the air, peels back and gets in front of Moore to intercept.
He then returns the interception to midfield instead of settling for a touchdown. According to the “Monday Night Football” broadcast, Murphy had 119 yards on that one.
Here’s another look at the ground Murphy covered in this hack:
So you can understand why Aikman loved this game.