The date was October 16, 2016. The place was CenturyLink field in Seattle. The down and distance was 4th and 10. The Seattle Seahawks led by a score of 26-24. The time remaining in the game was just over 90 seconds.
Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan threw a perfect deep ball to the league’s top receiver, Julio Jones. Jones had Richard Sherman beat on the play. With all eyes fixed on the pass coming down toward Jones, Sherman held and pinned down Jones’ right arm, slowed him down and twisted him around. Jones gamely tried to make a one-handed catch, but was unable to haul it in.