Pat McAfee Reminisces About that Time He ‘Danced with Antonio Brown and Lost’

As part of NFL Network’s revealing of its Final 10 of the “Top 100”–an annual ranking voted on by the league’s players, Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee reminisced about that time last season, when he attempted to tackle Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown on a punt return:

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Well, let’s just say it wasn’t one of the Colts 2x First-Team All-Pro punter’s finest moments, as McAfee whiffed on the open field tackle and Brown raced 71 yards on the return for the touchdown.

To be fair though, not many defenders–let alone a punter, make that play against Brown, who’s simply spectacular with the football in his hands running in the open field.

That being said, McAfee can still hold his helmet high, as he has one of the greatest punt return tackles in NFL history by a punter, when he completely laid out then-Denver Broncos returnman Trindon Holliday in Week 7 of the 2013 regular season:

As McAfee has already demonstrated throughout his 8-year career, punters can be athletes too.

However, even the league’s best athletes have struggled tackling the likes of the Steelers’ Brown, who’s one of the best wide receivers and returnman in all of football.

Fortunately for McAfee–or maybe not, he’ll have his chance at another dance-off against Brown’s Steelers, when the Colts host Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football during Week 12 of the upcoming season.

Better start practicing for Brown’s do-si-do, Pat.