A.J. Green catches 48-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Andy Dalton (Video)
By John Buhler
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver A.J. Green hauls in a 48-yard Hail Mary touchdown catch from quarterback Andy Dalton at the end of the first half.
The Cincinnati Bengals may have stumbled to a 2-4 record on the year, but they have two great players on the offensive side of the ball: quarterback Andy Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green.
The two star offensive playmakers for the Bengals came into the league in the first two rounds of the 2011 NFL Draft. Watch them connect on a ridiculous 48-yard Hail Mary against the rival Cleveland Browns in the first half of Week 7.
A.J. Green, ladies and gentlemen.https://t.co/so7Oc9Smra
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) October 23, 2016
Green has been one of the best wide receivers in football since going No. 4 overall to the Bengals in 2004 out of the University of Georgia. His innate ability to go up and get it is second to no one in the NFL. How he was able to come up with this touchdown grab was next level.
Green threw up his left hand to draw it into him in a sea of Browns defensive backs. He would be hit and dragged to the ground while he continued to bobble the football. Green would show outstanding hand-eye coordination to come up with this unbelievable touchdown catch.
Cincinnati would take a 21-10 lead over the rival Browns after a made Mike Nugent PAT. The Browns are the only team in the NFL without a win this season. Hue Jackson’s team plays hard, but just doesn’t have the talent to hang with players like Green.
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With the Pittsburgh Steelers having to go without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a few weeks and the Baltimore Ravens struggling, maybe this leaves a window of opportunity for the Bengals to make up some ground in the AFC North race?