Now, this is “Monday Night Football,” baby!

The Lions took on the Seattle Seahawks in a Monday Night Football contest at Ford Field in Detroit, with the Seahawks coming from behind. Kenneth Walker III He recovered from an injury sustained in the process. As expected, Walker did some great things, but there's one play in particular that sticks out in everyone's mind.

Faced with a 2-4 situation, Walker ran a checkdown route and caught a pass from the quarterback. Geno Smith. alex anzaloneThe Lions linebacker sealed the situation with a quick tackle, stopping him before he could get a first down…or so we thought. (Related article: Will Reavis takes a bad interception on 'Monday Night Football', but embarrassingly follows up by injuring himself)

Walker was pinned to the ground by Anzalone, but the 23-year-old was able to lower his arms and keep his knees and elbows from touching the field. And Anzalone reacts by tossing Walker down again, all the while in the exact opposite way.

However, the running back's head was completely in the game, as evidenced by his disengagement of the halfback spring to prevent him from touching the field. Shortly thereafter, he moved forward a few more yards to secure his team's first down.

It's a truly insane play and you have to watch it over and over again to understand what the heck happened.

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Kenneth Walker did a perfect somersault on first down 😂

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A prime-time play on prime-time television…it can be done!