There's just something about a well-executed trick play. When it goes wrong, it's a disaster. When done right, it's beautiful.
The St. Louis Rams tricked just about everybody during a punt play at Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. Nearly the entire Rams team feigned the punt going one way, drawing practically every Seahawk to the wrong side of the field.
By the time everyone -- including the cameraperson -- realized that the ball had actually gone to the other side of the field, the Rams were well on their way to a third touchdown.
Watch this 89-yard punt return TD as many times as you want. You still won't figure out how the Rams did it. http://t.co/W96uU4nGkh— NFL (@nfl) October 19, 2014
The photo, below, shows how the Seahwaks were baited toward the area of the field at the bottom of the screen, as the ball sailed the other way.
Here's how the Rams faked out the Seahawks for a TD on that punt http://t.co/FIkrbpAvK6 pic.twitter.com/u5u0eEqgH2— TurfShowTimes (@TurfShowTimes) October 19, 2014
Awesome trickeration by the Rams to pull off the punt return TD: http://t.co/LYMgVQv1rL pic.twitter.com/iiQx2kySVD— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 19, 2014
Some folks remember seeing that same play not too long ago, although the previous one did not count due to a penalty.
The Rams punt return TD play, we've seen before. Bears did it to the Packers w/ Hester/Knox, but nullified by a flag https://t.co/akNugC98FY— Stephen Nelson (@Stephen__Nelson) October 19, 2014