On Saturday, the Cleveland Browns led by their quarterback Joe Flacco went against the Houston Texans in their wildcard matchup. During the game, the Texans cornerback Desmond King II hit the Browns QB Flacco with a vicious tackle.
During the second quarter of the game, the Browns were facing a 3-point deficit and were trying to cut down the Texans’ lead. With 7:18 left in the first half, the Browns QB Joe Flacco tried to scramble for some yards but was faced by Houston cornerback Desmond King. Flacco was trying to give himself up by sliding, but he was hit by King before he could completely give himself up.
King — who led with his shoulder — laid a hard hit on Flacco, resulting in the Texans cornerback landing on the top of Flacco and spinning on the back of the Browns signal-caller. Check out the footage of the incident attached below.
Fans on social media immediately took notice of the hilarious tackle and started making memes out of it. Some fans joked that King looked like the WWE superstar Booker T breakdancing in the ring.
Nonetheless, Flacco had a terrible outing on Saturday as threw multiple pick-sixes that eventually led to the Browns losing their wildcard matchup. Flacco completed 34 of his 46 his passing attempts for 307 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions.
With that loss, Flacco’s fairytale run with the Browns came to an end. Flacco had an incredible run while covering for the injured Deshaun Watson and is a frontrunner for the Comeback Player of the Year award.
Desmond King talks about his ‘helicopter tackle’ on Joe Flacco
During the crucial wildcard game between the Cleveland Browns and the Houston Texans, cornerback Desmond King gave it his all leading to a vicious yet hilarious ‘helicopter tackle’ on quarterback Joe Flacco.
After the game, the former All-Pro cornerback King addressed the media and talked about his spinning tackle on the Browns signal-caller.
Man, I just went for a hit, and the next thing I know, I'm just spinning on the top of his back. So I'm like, 'All right, when am I gonna stop spinning so I can get up?' I was just trying to get up off the ground.Desmond King said via Houston Chronicle
Nonetheless, Kind helped the Houston-based football team to secure a victory against the Browns and qualify for the next round of the postseason.
Their next opponent for their division-round matchup will be determined according to the result of the wildcard game between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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