Martavis Bryant looked like something out of Madden on his way to the end zone
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders were deadlocked going into the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at 21-21. Both teams had been finding offensive success throughout the first three periods, but second-year Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant decided to break out the play of the day early in the fourth quarter.
Ben Roethlisberger found Bryant on a screen towards the left sideline, which is when Bryant just started making the Raiders look completely silly. He started his dash by juking one defender out of his cleats and then juking again to beat the next guy. Bryant then just jumped clear over a Charles Woodson diving tackle and then trotted into the end zone to give the Steelers the lead:
Martavis Bryant turns into a human joystick, makes entire Oakland D miss in just an absolutely insane TD #OAKvsPIT https://t.co/HVieY9WbDL
— NFL (@NFL) November 8, 2015
With all of those cuts and the hurdle of the tackle, Bryant seriously looked like someone who just mashes buttons was controlling him in a video game. The fact that it was an actual NFL game and that it worked well enough to give him a touchdown is incredible.
Bryant has seemingly done nothing but make big plays after returning from his four-game suspension to start the 2015 season. Even with Le’Veon Bell out for the season with a knee injury, this Steelers offense is going to continue to be dangerous with weapons like Bryant, Antonio Brown, and even Bell’s replacement in DeAngelo Williams now that Big Ben is back in the lineup and healthy.