The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense ran the always highly-recommended “leave a receiver wide open” play in the first quarter against the New England Patriots.
Just under eight minutes into the opening period, Pats quarterback Tom Brady ran a double-play-action handoff/reverse that clearly disheveled the Steelers. After executing the fake, Brady hit a wide open Chris Hogan with a pass, and the wide receiver took it to to the house for a 63-yard score.
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1074420554147409920
Not only was it an impressive play from Brady, Hogan and the rest of the offense (notice Josh Gordon drew three defenders on the play), but it set a few season records.
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/1074420506860904448
.@ChrisHogan_15 scores on the #Patriots longest play from scrimmage this season.#NEvsPIT | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/0sUQ59qMmM
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 16, 2018
It was Hogan’s first touchdown grab since he scored two against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.
