re: Play of the year thus far

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Is it E. Reid's int? Or another?

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I would like to talk about Mo Claiborne's interception in this game. It was f&cking ridiculous - he breaks on the ball - I can't find any slow motion replay of it - maybe on Wednesday's CST replay - anyway - he breaks on the ball, makes contact with either his left hand or both hands and tips it backwards - without breaking stride, he reaches back with his right hand, at full speed, secures the ball cleanly and keeps running and looking for a way through traffic.

As ridiculous as the Bluegrass Miracle was, that was pretty close. Having said that, the Reid play was even more improbable. Reid read the QB, left his man, tracked the ball down, initiated contact with the receiver AT the moment of securing it mid-air, and at precisely the last moment before the receiver would be down either causes or contributes to the bobble, strips, secures and keeps the ball from hitting the ground.

In the span of about 5 seconds, he covered 15 to 20 yards, left his feet and did all of the above.

Ridiculous. (However, are these any more "plays of the year" than the stuff Honey Badger used to do routinely?)