Comparing Percy Harvin and Jacoby Jones’ Second Half Touchdown Returns From Previous Super Bowls

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BY NISAR KHAN

In the past two Super Bowls, the second half was opened with a terrific touchdown return from Jacoby Jones and Percy Harvin respectively. But which was better?

Percy Harvin and Jacoby Jones returned the ball to get a touchdown in the first play of the second half.

Both players would receive the ball following the second half kick-off, and run the ball through numerous attempted tackles to score an emphatic touchdown.

Jacoby Jones ran a record-breaking 107-yard touchdown at Super Bowl 47 to further sink the 49ers after half-time, while Percy Harvin’s 87 yard touchdown was a further statement of a now-imminent Seahawks’ win.

Jacoby Jones’ touchdown



Received: The Ravens player picks the ball up from the end zone without any bounces or no-one charging toward him.

Yards: 107

Jacoby Jones picked up the ball from the end zone and was backed up by his fellow teammates as he charged the ball forward, through ten defenders after some great blocking, to score the touchdown.

Percy Harvin’s touchdown



Received: Percy Harvin received the ball on the 13-yard line after the ball bounces, by that time there are players charging toward him.

Yards: 87

With a bounce before the Seahawks’ runner picked up the ball, Percy Harvin ran round tacklers and through more attempted tackles with little blocks from his teammates, running to the end zone to sink the Broncos.

Comparison

At a first look, because Jacoby Jones’ touchdown was a record-breaking run, it can easily be pointed out as better. But one touchdown was more individual while the other was a compilation of great team work. 

Jacoby Jones was behind Ravens who were blocking out the tacklers, and when he picked up the ball he was able to charge forward and gain momentum while the Ravens almost paved the way for him to charge for the touchdown. 

One year later, Percy Harvin scored in the same situation, but with a more individual touchdown to an extent. Whereas Jones could gain momentum, there were already players awaiting Harvin, so he had to accelerate more to get through, cutting in through the players while it almost was a tunnel formed for Jones’ touchdown. 

We’ll leave the question of whose was better, to you. Comment in the section below. 

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NFL: Broncos Dominate Super Bowl Champs in Opener

By Eagles Musings

DENVER – Peyton Manning and the Broncos kicked off the 2013 NFL season in style with a 49-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Manning tied an NFL record by throwing seven touchdowns as Denver showed why they are the favourites to win the Super Bowl this year.
 

“Surely that’s a new record?” – Peyton Manning after throwing his seventh touchdown pass (via NFL.com)

 

When the Ravens marched down the field in the first quarter and took the lead with a Joe Flacco touchdown pass to fullback Vontae Leach, it looked as though this game could turn out to be a close one. However, in the second quarter the tables started to turn in the Broncos favour as Chris Harris made an athletic interception of Flacco and Peyton Manning capitalised with a touchdown to tight end Julius Thomas on the very next play. After a Wes Welker muffed punt, Ray Rice skipped into the end zone for Ravens touchdown, but on the Broncos very next possession Manning looked Thomas’ way again as they connected for another touchdown. After Justin Tucker field goal just before the half, Baltimore lead 17-14.

In the second half, the Broncos turned on the style. In the third quarter, the much hyped Manning-to-Welker connection provided two touchdowns and Manning tossed another to Andre Caldwell. Manning hit Demaryius Thomas for his sixth touchdown pass at the beginning of the fourth quarter to make it 42-17, but he wasn’t finished. With less than five minutes to go in the game, Manning threw a bubble screen out to Demaryius Thomas who took the ball 78 yards for a touchdown, making Manning the first quarterback to throw for 7 touchdowns in one game since Joe Kapp in 1969.

GAME NOTES:

• Danny Trevathan joined DeSean Jackson in the ‘bonehead play club’ by dropping the ball before entering the end zone after picking off Joe Flacco.
• Will TE Julius Thomas be this year’s Kevin Ogletree?
• Broncos safety Duke Ihenacho looked extremely impressive as he led the defence with 11 tackles
• Both Jacoby Jones and Michael Oher were forced to leave the game for the Ravens with injuries
• In Jones’ absence, rookie receiver Marlon Brown had an impressive game with 4 catches for 65 yards and a touchdown
• Mannings seven TDs were only one shy of the Kansas City Chiefs total passing touchdowns from 2012

Many people expected the Broncos defence to struggle without Von Miller and Champ Bailey, but this Denver team looked dominant in all phases of the game. Despite a very poor start for the Ravens, expect them to improve over the course of the season as they adapt to life without Ray Lewis and Ed Reed.

By Eagles Musings

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