It was the fourth quarter and fourth-and-21, and after eluding the Tampa Bay rush, Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke chucked a pass into double coverage.
This was a prayer that could keep the miracle alive. A heave of hope that if secured by teammate Logan Thomas might prolong one of the most improbable NFL playoff duels imaginable – Tom Brady and his six Super Bowl rings against Taylor Heinicke and his, well, one career start before Saturday.
This is the stuff they make Disney movies out of – a journeyman from Old Dominion, a 27-year-old with 126 snaps to his NFL name, a guy who bounced through five franchises only to be waived three times and cut three other times all while almost never playing.