There's no denying that the NFL is better – or at least, more internet-friendly – when the focus is on butts. Ten years after the infamous Butt Fumble, a new competitor has tossed its hat in the ring for the most notorious butt-related play in NFL history: "The Butt Punt."
THE PUNT GOES OUT THE REAR OF THE END ZONE! #FinsUp
📺: #BUFvsMIA on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/AgvEitKLgz pic.twitter.com/Ry39X0bkrK— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022
In the fourth quarter of Sunday's game between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, the Dolphins, up four points, were forced to punt from their own 2-yard line with less than two minutes on the clock. Punter Thomas Morstead's kick was blocked and went out of the back of the endzone, resulting in a safety that gave the Bills two more points and possession for a last-chance drive to win the game.
In the moment, the game's announcers were stunned the Bills had managed to successfully block Morstead at such a crucial moment of the game. Morstead had only been blocked once in his 14-year career. However, the replays showed that it was not the Bills who blocked Morstead, but the butt of Morstead's own teammate, Trent Sherfield.
give the photographer his Pulitzer now pic.twitter.com/e304i7bWDl
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 25, 2022
This set up for a wild finish, as the Bills were able to get into range for a game-winning field goal yet were unable to stop the clock before time ran out, and Miami won 21-19. This led to The Bill's Offensive Coordinator Ken Dorsey to go, shall we say, "fully tilted," slamming his papers and tablet in his booth, becoming a small meme in its own right.
What an ending to the Bills-Dolphins game! #BUFvsMIA pic.twitter.com/yjlc3H0wUi
— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 25, 2022
“The British Office is soooo much better than the American one”…
pic.twitter.com/UWTORw3po6— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) September 25, 2022
Still, the final score meant little to the internet, which was much more focused on the fact a guy kicked a ball directly into his teammate's butt at point-blank range.
I’m telling my kids this is how footballs are born pic.twitter.com/HKqGOWcobi
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) September 26, 2022
Those cheeks are going to need something soft. Check your DM’s. 👀 @Channel__10 #buttpunt https://t.co/Zv6qVfdxIE
— Charmin (@Charmin) September 26, 2022
The BUTTPUNT, in extreme slow motion.
🎵: The Sundays pic.twitter.com/ZDLww39O6r— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 26, 2022
While many on the internet got their yuks in at The Butt Punt, most agreed the winning reaction to the play came from Mr. Butt Fumbler himself, Mark Sanchez:
Woah… stay out of my lane bro @thomasmorstead 🤪 #NFL https://t.co/O5ZKUgmSNl
— Mark Sanchez (@Mark_Sanchez) September 25, 2022
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