If you are a Browns fan, you know who Dwayne Rudd is, but let me steal from wikipedia:
Rudd's most (in)famous moment came in the 2002 season opener between the Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs. With less than 10 seconds left on the clock and the Browns clinging to a 39–37 lead, Chiefs quarterback Trent Green dropped back to pass, but the entire Browns defensive line swarmed him and it initially appeared that Rudd sacked Green. However, Green lateraled the ball to tackle John Tait just before he went down. Rudd did not see the play, however, and after getting up he threw his helmet in the air in celebration, thinking Green had been sacked and the game was over.
Tait rumbled to the Browns' 25-yard line where he was knocked out of bounds. That would have been the end of the game, but Rudd's premature helmet toss drew the Browns an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty which moved the ball to the 13-yard line (half the distance to the goal), and since football games by rule can not end on a defensive penalty, Chiefs kicker Morten Andersen booted a 30-yard field goal with no time left to win the game 40–39.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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