Spectacular plays happen every week in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick‘s throw. Rob Gronkowski’s slalom through the Colts secondary. The Rams’ fake punt return. Julian Edelman’ s wall of doom. The greatest route ever run. But the race for Play of the Year probably ended last night, as Odell Beckham Jr. became a household name.

Facing a crucial 1st and 10 with only 32 seconds left in the game, and connected…

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Happy to deliver.

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My favorite part of this is the guy in the background, glasses on, right next to the “2.” Watch carefully as he slowly realizes this is the greatest thing he will ever see in his lifetime.

Here is another angle on the play:

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On the sidelines punter starts the celebration early.

This is a well-designed play called at an opportune moment. The Giants put under center using 12 personnel and motion tight end into the backfield:

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The offense fakes the lead play with Fells and to the left side, and Manning then rolls to the right side of the formation where Beckham is running a straight go route:

But the catch is out-of-this-world good. This still shows how the rookie WR uses just three fingertips to secure the football:

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The referee is throwing the flag for defensive pass interference. To be fair, there was a lot of hand checking on this play between Beckham and cornerback . But the flag was for DPI, allowing this tremendous catch – perhaps the greatest in NFL history – to stand for a touchdown.

Or, maybe, just maybe, the ref just wanted to be part of the moment.

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All video and images courtesy NFL and NBC Sports.

Quarterbacks need to review the film, know the game plan, execute the proper footwork and mechanics, read the defense, find the open receiver, deliver the pass and avoid the rush. Mark Schofield, former D3 college quarterback, breaks down the footage for SoSH Football Central.

Mark Schofield

MARK IS A REFORMED LAWYER WHO IS EXCITED TO WORK ON SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN TWO INSURANCE COMPANIES FIGHTING OVER MONEY: FOOTBALL. HE GRADUATED FROM WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WHERE HE WAS A FOUR-YEAR LETTER WINNER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM AS A QUARTERBACK AND SITUATIONAL WIDE-RECEIVER. HE LIVES IN MARYLAND WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

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