In addition to Leon Lett, DeSean Jackson, Kaelin Clay, and others, Malachi Corley has got his name inscribed in the Hall of Shame. In Thursday’s game against the Houston Texans, the New York Jets’ Corley foolishly cost his team a touchdown in the second quarter. On a planned run in the red zone, Corley found daylight and waltzed into the end zone almost unharmed. The single issue? The football was dropped by Corley before he crossed the plane! Due to Corley’s drop, the Jets were not given the touchdown; instead, the ball rolled out of bounds in the end zone, resulting in a touchback. The Texans then took over from their own 20.
The worst mistake you can make is dropping the ball early to celebrate, which will cost your team a certain score. Unfortunately, though, the Jets have been a biblical disaster thus far this season, so this is simply normal. They started the season with a 2-6 record, despite having Super Bowl aspirations. On Saturday, the Missouri State Bears almost pulled off an absurd feat against the Ball State Cardinals because of a misunderstanding on the Ball State sideline. The Cardinals were called for offside on a 4th and 10 with Missouri State in control at the Ball State 17 with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter and Ball State ahead 14 points. It appears like the Cardinals thought there was a timeout on the field following the penalty, but that was untrue.
On the other hand, Missouri State knew that the clock was not stopped. They promptly formed an attacking line against the lone unfortunate Ball State defender who appeared to be aware of the situation. Crucially, the defense was huddled behind the line of scrimmage, but close to the sideline. One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see was the end outcome.
