Antonio Brown Catches Beautiful Touchdown Pass, Flagged for Dancing (Video)
Antonio Brown apparently got a little to excited on his celebration after scoring his second touchdown against the Redskins on Monday Night Football
In Week 1 last season, Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown shredded Malcolm Butler in a huge performance. On Monday, he’s doing the same to Josh Norman and Bashaud Breeland on the Washington Redskins.
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After already catching one touchdown pass against the Redskins, Antonio Brown nabbed a second, burning Breeland down the left sideline. It took a perfect throw in between the cornerback and safety from Ben Roethlisberger to get the job done, but Brown was game enough to track it down. As Kenny Stills showed us all on Sunday, hauling in a deep bomb isn’t as easy as it looks when watching the game under the bright lights in the NFL:
Brown was so excited by his second TD grab that he did a hip-thrust celebration, which resulted in a flag. I guess he had too many pumps.
So far, Brown is up to six receptions for 89 yards and two touchdowns on seven targets. Fellow wide receiver Eli Rogers has stepped in nicely with Markus Wheaton injured, bringing home six of Roethlisberger’s scorching passes with a touchdown of his own.
The Redskins were hoping that adding Norman to their secondary would allow them to become a fearsome defense, but Roethlisberger, Brown, and the Steelers elite offense have been shredding them. Le’Veon Bell, Martavis Bryant, Ladarius Green, and Wheaton aren’t in the lineup, but Pittsburgh has not missed a beat.
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As of right now, the Steelers are up 24-6 in the third quarter, and Brown looks like a lock to get 100, especially if Kirk Cousins and DeSean Jackson (a game-high 90 yards of receiving) can get cooking.