Colts RB Nyheim Hines scores ridiculous TD after perfect spin move

Colts RB Nyheim Hines took a screen pass for a ridiculously athletic TD, complete with spin move and amazing celly.

The first quarter of Colts-Lions looked fairly familiar: A lot of Philip Rivers floaters, some solid defense from Indy, and a bungled special teams play that resulted in a deficit.

But all of that changed when Nyheim Hines lived up to the expectations we set for him in a Rivers-led offense, and look a slow-developing screen pass to the house in ridiculous fashion.

Hines caught this looper and absolutely jetted down the sidelines, turning a modest gain into the ultimate touchdown, punctuated by a ridiculous spin move. Just so seamless.

And the celebration? Yeah, it lived up to the rest of the play, too.

Hines snapped into action the second he hit the end zone, going for a flip that would’ve made old-school football fans blanch.

To this jackrabbit, though, the bounce was simply second nature.

10/10 on the landing. Hines is in a class of his own in terms of pure athleticism out of the backfield, and he looked downright Sproles-ian here.

Indy’s entire backfield has gotten their work in thus far in this game, with Jordan Wilkins and Jonathan Taylor also playing a role (while Marlon Mack sits on the sidelines and continues to teach the youngins).

We’ve seen an extremely varied complement of weapons get in the mix in this first half, too, with nine different players recording receptions (though Trey Burton found himself erased behind the line of scrimmage for a loss). Mo Alie-Cox, in his first game back from injury, has been the most oft-targeted player, delivering a key third-down conversion early in the game. So much for the Lions rarely allowing opposing tight ends to pop off, eh?

This Hines play worked to perfection, though, and we’d like to see more of it moving forward.

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