When Pierce finally caught his breath, he was still in disbelief of what happened.

“Boy, I said, ‘Oh my god,” Pierce said. “I said, ‘He threw this football.'”

Pierce ended the run with a less than graceful slide, and Pass Rush Coach Chuck Smith told him he thought he was going to score.

“Hell naw, Chuck,” Pierce said. “I wasn’t going to make it that far. I said, ‘Man, I’m going to the house. We going to the crib, bro. We good to go.'”

Justin Tucker had jokes for Pierce, saying he “ran out of gas after like three yards.”

“Hey, we’re going home,” Pierce responded. “That’s all I’m worried about. Take it to the crib, brother.

“That’s a funny ending to the game. That was funny as hell. I probably should have tried to run a little bit.”

Pierce couldn’t stop laughing and smiling on the sideline as he sat next to his good friend Brent Urban, who was getting a kick out of the entire thing.

“I’m tired from just being excited,” said Urban, who also dropped into coverage on the play.

“Cut the scene,” Pierce replied.