I like how he got in the second foot. Just to make sure. pic.twitter.com/nP7qs17aex
Buy Broncos Tickets— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dieter) September 26, 2022
Facing pressure from Denver Broncos nose tackle Mike Purcell in the third quarter of a Sunday Night Football showdown, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stepped out of the back of his own end zone for a safety last night.
It was a two-point mistake from Jimmy G that ultimately cost the 49ers the game as the Broncos later went on to win by just one point, 11-10.
Not everyone had sympathy for Garoppolo and San Francisco, though. In fact, former quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky was overjoyed by the play.
After the safety, Orlovsky tweeted:
IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER
FFFFREEEEEDDDOOOMMMM
Orlovsky, of course, is referencing his viral safety from the 2008 season when he ran out of the back of the end zone for a safety while playing for the Detroit Lions.
— SportsGrid (@SportsGrid) September 26, 2022
Orlovsky went all-in with memes and everything:
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 26, 2022
He’s clearly pretty happy to have somebody join him in the embarrassment of that kind of play:
Best QB in the league. Jimmy G slander is no more
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 26, 2022
It’s a play that Garoppolo will want to forget but one that — fortunately for Orlovsky — will never be forgotten by fans. Orlovsky no longer has a claim to being the only QB to run out of his own end zone.
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