Personal+Narrative+QW

30, 20, 10, 5, touchdown! I had just completed a 70-yard pass for a touchdown. It was during the last few minutes of the game. Now it was up to the defense to stop the other team's offense.

We had just made a comeback and we needed to make a stop to end the game. On a deep route, our best corner had batted down the ball and fell to the floor hard and twisted his ankle badly. We had to put our third string corner in because our second string got injured during practice. We were doing a bad job of not letting the other team get out of bounds they had just gone 40 yards and only used up 30 seconds of the 2 minutes left in the game. We were up by 2 points and had to make a stop right there or they could kick a field goal and win the game. On a draw run play, they were able to get in field goal range and get a first down. They ran the ball 3 more times and used up 30 more seconds. The defense stopped them and forced them to take a field goal. They were now up by 2 points. On the kickoff we were not able to go more than 10 yards. It was up to me to lead my team down the field with 45 seconds left in the game. I remember my coach saying, "You can do this". That helped me calm down.

On the first play I threw a perfect spiral to my tight end. First down. I decided there was not going to be any run plays because that would run the clock down. The next play was a simple slant. I saw my wide receiver open but if they tackled him in bounds that would waste time. I felt the pass rush coming from my blindside and saw the field ahead of me open. On instinct I ran, almost getting tackled by the linemen. I was almost at the first down but saw that I would get tackled in bounds. I decided to go out of bounds even though I would not get the first down. It was second and one with 15 seconds left. My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking. I had to lead my team 20 more yards down the field. I went with a play action pass and fooled the defense completely. That fraction of a second gave my receivers a one-foot of separation and I threw a dart at the fastest player on our whole team. He got tackled at the 5-yard line and I had to make a choice. Trust my ability to throw the football or let my kicker kick a field goal and give the other team 15 seconds to score. At the moment it was the biggest decision of the game. I was very nervous because I trusted my arm but I trusted the kickers leg more. In the end, I decided to risk it and trust my arm. It was first and ten at the five-yard line. I decided to go with a play action because that completely fooled the defense earlier. I snapped the ball and just as I had suspected, the play completely fooled the defense. I stood in the pocket scanning the field for open receivers. I saw my tight end open but had to throw a bullet. Both of my receivers were covered and I started to feel the pressure. At last I threw it at my tight end. After I threw it, time seemed to slow down and I could see the perfectly thrown football as it reached its target. My tight end caught it and you could hear everyone cheering.

We had been losing by 21 points earlier and now we won the best game I have ever played in so far.