In sports, clutch time at the end of a game when a big-time play needs to be made is sometimes referred to as “crunch time.”
That was literally the case for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert on his game-winning, four-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Dak Prescott with 20 seconds left that gave the visitors a 20-17 victory on “Sunday Night Football” that turned into Monday morning football.
Week 5 was a career night for Tolbert that he won’t forget for a variety of reasons. Tolbert hauled in a career-high seven catches for a career-high 87 yards, including a career-long 48-yard catch as well as the game winner on his catch on fourth-and-goal form the four.
The play prior to his game-winner, Prescott threw a low incompletion in which Tolbert slid like he was sliding into second base for a steal in a baseball game. The football contacted his midsection, and he buckled over in pain. NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico wondered aloud if the wide receiver was going to be able to stay in the game. After the Steelers burned their final timeout, he remained on the field and caught the game-winner.
“Bro, it was miraculous,” Cowboys Pro Bowl left guard Tyler Smith said postgame of the game-winning play. “I mean, JT literally sprained his f—-ng nuts, excuse me, sorry guys, sprained his nuts the play before, comes back, makes the game-winner. Unbelievable. Extended play. That was guys playing above the 2.3 [seconds per play]. Dudes emptying the clip. It was great stuff.”
“It was a low ball,” Tolbert said postgame when describing the sequence of events on third and fourth down. “I thought I could get underneath it and ended up taking a one-hopper to you know, the private [area]. I couldn’t breathe for a second, once they [the Steelers] called the timeout, I knew I had to go back in the game. My team needed me, that’s moments I work hard for. I wasn’t going to…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-10-07 16:36:07
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