With the game on the line in Super Bowl LVI, Aaron Donald came through with arguably the biggest play of his career. It wasn’t a tackle, a sack or a forced fumble. Rather, Donald quickly pressured Joe Burrow on fourth-and-1 with 43 seconds left in the game, forcing an incompletion and a turnover on downs.
Just before the play happened, Sean McVay turned to Donald and told him, “this is the moment.”
Donald took the field and McVay, who was wearing a mic on the sideline, predicted No. 99 would come through with a big play.
“For the world championship right here. Aaron Donald’s gonna make a play,” he said.
After the win was sealed, McVay chased down Donald and gave him a bear hug.
“Aaron. Come here. I knew. Great job. I knew you would make that play!” he said.
"Aaron Donald's gonna make a play."
Sean McVay knew this was 99's moment. Epic. (via @NFLFilms, @insidetheNFL) pic.twitter.com/a0E6vSpsFH
— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022
What a play, and what a moment between Donald and McVay. There’s a ton of passion and heart between those two and it was on full display in that video.
