FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Michael Penix Jr. dropped back, took a look to his left and let the ball fly on a rope. There were three seconds left in the first half of the Atlanta Falcons' Week 18 game against the Carolina Panthers.
Penix saw Drake London in single coverage against Panthers rookie cornerback Shemar Bartholomew and just put the ball in London's vicinity, playing the odds that his best receiver would haul it in. And he did, for a 20-yard touchdown catch. Penix got the pass to London's back shoulder, so he was the only one who could catch it.