From the split that brought us the Butt Fumble came an interesting continuation of the Miami Dolphins in the wild, final minutes of their 21-19 win over the Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen threw 63 passes, which is an absurd amount for such a small deal. But his efforts were the subplot of the gridiron’s hijinks that included a Dolphins Butt Block and shorting Isaiah McKenzie preventing him from going out of bounds in the final game of regulation.
The chaotic final minutes featured a litany of failed plays, but none quite like the Butt Block. After Tua Tagovailoa inexplicably attempted a pass from his own 1-yard line instead of gaining a yard or two on the ground and shooting another 40 seconds on the clock, the Dolphins put their punter Thomas Morstead between the hammer and the ‘anvil. With the sideline inches away and the Bills’ punt block unit heading his way, Morstead appeared to roll the punt back into a safety for the Bills. The two runs allowed to Buffalo also meant that despite having no timeouts left, they would be in position for a win if they reached the field goal range. However, upon closer examination, it became apparent that Morstead’s punt had in fact bounced off the cheeks of Morstead’s personal protector.
Miami’s Butt Block will fall into the tradition of sporting bloopers alongside Randy Moss Mooning Packers fans, Mark Sanchez getting Rickishi Stinkface knockout from his right guard and Browns tight end Gary Barnidge’s “ass plug” (delete Google history).
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After the Butt Block, the Bills’ offense found themselves in a position to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Allen advanced the ball to the Dolphins’ 43-yard line, however, a holding call on David Quessenberry with 18-seconds remaining pushed the Bills back to the other side of midfield on the Buffalo 47-yard-line.
Buffalo’s collapsing pocket nearly corralled Allen for a sack before he tossed a shovel pass to receiver Isaiah McKenzie. However, instead of taking a direct route to the sideline, so that Tyler Bass could trot out for a game-winning 58-yard field goal. McKenzie attempted to juke a defender, darted forward trying to gain the first, and was tackled inbounds leaving the Bills scrambling to spike the ball before time expired.
The Bills still had time to snap the ball once the officials spotted the ball, but third-string center Greg Mancz failed to snap the ball before the clock expired. Mancz was only under center after an injury to second-string center Greg Van Roten.
Watching from the booth, offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey has gone completely nuts.
Fortunately, no tablets were broken in the process.