If you can succeed in the XFL, thriving in the NFL is nothing, um, right?
PJ Walker was a star in the XFL and Sunday he had the Atlanta Falcons seeing stars.
It wasn’t quite a knockout blow but when a quarterback throws a 62-yard touchdown pass when down 6 with 23 seconds to go it is a flash knockdown.
Of course, nothing totally good can happen for the struggling Panthers.
Eddy Pineiro came on to kick the PAT with 12 seconds left and was wide.
The game was tied at 34 and headed to OT.
Ouch, double ouch.
PJ WALKER JUST DID THAT. HAIL MARY TO DJ MOORE. pic.twitter.com/dDYwoZhaGG
— NFL (@NFL) October 30, 2022
PJ Walker's Hail Mary TD pass to D.J. Moore traveled 67.6 yards in the air, the longest completion by air distance in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).
🔹 Completion Probability: 11.5%#CARvsATL | Powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/FaXEOxkLhQ
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 30, 2022
The ping-pong game on the scoreboard:
Panthers-Falcons has been WILD
3-0
3-7
10-7
10-14
13-14
13-21
21-21
21-24
28-24
28-31
28-34
34-34Heading to OT.
— NFL (@NFL) October 30, 2022
If Panthers fans weren’t apoplectic about the missed PAT, they had to be in overtime.
Carolina intercepted Marcus Mariota and Pineiro came on to try a 32-yard field goal that would have won the game.
Would have being the key words. He missed, again.
Has to be the best throw of the year and not even close! 🎯🎯🎯 https://t.co/NW4TdwWBpU
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) October 30, 2022
