{"id":20729,"date":"2021-01-11T01:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=20729"},"modified":"2021-01-11T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T06:20:16","slug":"shock-at-insane-beginning-to-nfl-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=20729","title":{"rendered":"Shock at insane beginning to NFL playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL playoffs game between Cleveland and Pittsburgh got off to an extraordinary start when the Browns pounced on a botched opening snap and scored a touchdown within the first 15 seconds of the game.<\/p>\n

Steelers centre Maurkice Pouncey snapped the ball over the head of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and after a frantic chase for the ball, Cleveland's Karl Joseph then recovered it in the end zone, handing the Browns a startling lead.<\/p>\n

Browns fans couldn't have dreamed of a better start to the team's first playoff match in 18 years, at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.<\/p>\n

The last time the first play from scrimmage had led to a defensive touchdown in any match came was in week one of 2018, which saw Sam Darnold throw a pick-six on his first career pass with the New York Jets.<\/p>\n

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Yet things only got better for Cleveland, while it became nightmarish for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

The score after the first quarter somehow read Browns 28, Steelers 0. It was the best\/worst start to a playoffs game in 52 years.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1348450814440964099?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Cue tweets such as this:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Browns\/status\/1348446642345816064?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1348450268015423490?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh entered the wildcard game with a better season record than Cleveland, 12-4 against 11-5, yet were trounced in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n

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