Cleveland's Nick Chubb was set for one of the more epic running plays of the day in the Browns' matchup against the New England Patriots. After scampering for 44 yards and nearly setting his team up in the red zone, Chubb coughed up the ball (for the second time in two carries), and the Patriots recovered. It was the first AND second time Chubb had fumbled the ball in 21 games. So, not only was the run a great one but for Patriots fans, the ensuing turnover was equally great.

In his first career start, Daniel Jones was staring at his first career loss, down 31-25 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That's when a bit of that "Danny Dimes" magic bubbled to the surface. At the seven-yard line on 4th and 5, Jones was looking for an open receiver. Finding none, but spying a seam to the end zone, Jones put the team on his back and sprinted for the go-ahead TD. One extra point and roughly a minute later, Jones was celebrating his first victory as the Giants' starter.

Only Julio Jones could transform a 4th-and-3 at the Falcons' own 46-yard line into a 54-yard game-winning touchdown. And he made it look easy. Jones got the ball from QB Matt Ryan on a screen route just before the two-minute warning to conclude the game and walked away the hero in a season for the Falcons that has been anything but spectacular. Moments like these help you remember how a generational talent like Jones can transform a game even when all hope seems lost.

Tedric Thompson had to redeem himself for allowing a 55-yard TD against the Bengals, and redeem himself he did. With Thompson's team, the Seahawks, leading by one, but the Rams driving, Thompson scooped what looked like an incomplete pass off the turf to secure the game for the home team. The ball originally hit its intended receiver and bounced off, creating what looked like the end of the play. Thompson's gloved hand, though, stood (just barely) between the ball and the field, credit him (after an official review) with a pick to seal the Seahawks' win.

There's nothing more impressive than seeing a grown man literally hurdle another grown man and still manage to stay upright. And! And! Score a touchdown. Sound improbable? Tell that to the Redskins' Vernon Davis. He made his only TD of 2019 a good one, hurtling a defender, tiptoeing down the sideline, and eluding blockers en route to a 48-yard score. Not bad for a 35-year-old tight end in his 14th season in the league.

Normally, NFL players are trying to get to the end zone, not get out of the end zone. Colts' QB Jacoby Brissett found himself in the unfortunate situation of being nearly dragged down in the end zone by a defender during the team's matchup against the Broncos in week 8. He was able to elude the defender and find a waiting T.Y. Hilton 35 yards down the field to avoid the safety and give his team some breathing room.

Fans watching Odell Beckham Jr. at MetLife Stadium have grown accustomed to the receiver's acrobatic catches. In his return to his former stadium in week 2, OBJ quickly reminded everyone of his signature move — the one-handed catch — by pulling in a 30-yard Baker Mayfield pass that led to a Browns' field goal. In true OBJ form, though, the catch was overshadowed by an equipment snafu that resulted in him being removed from the game to dismantle a tinted helmet visor. Never change, OBJ. Never change.

Mitchell Trubisky and Taylor Gabriel were putting on quite a show against the Redskins in late December, connecting on three touchdowns in the second quarter on their way to a 31-15 win. The last of the three, however, was the game's crown jewel. Gabriel hauled in the 36-yard pass so close to the sidelines that officials initially ruled it out of bounds. After a review, they determined that Gabriel secured the ball and kept both feet in bounds for the score.

Carolina's Christian McCaffrey might want to apply for his pilot's license after his aerial display against the Jags. He packed more moves into his five-yard TD run than some drives have in their entirety. After grabbing the ball, he jumped over Jaguars cornerback Tre Herndon, which launched him into an all-out somersault that ended with McCaffrey landing flat on his back in the end zone — with the ball on his chest. The multi-faceted running back laid prone in the end zone for a few moments before jumping up and heading off the field.

We could easily put Lamar Jackson's entire 2019 campaign down as a single highlight because what he's done in his second season at the Ravens' starting QB is nothing short of amazing. Instead, we'll focus on this 50-yard pass to Miles Boykin against the Seattle Seahawks. Jackson rolled out in what initially looked to be a designed run before spotting Boykin and hurtling a perfect pass to his receiver ... while still on the run. How do you stop this guy? We honestly don't know.

While the shiny object known as Gardner Minshew has dulled a bit since the early part of the season, Minshew magic was on full display in this third-quarter touchdown toss against the Denver Broncos in late September. Minshew managed to dart in and out of Broncos defenders to connect with rookie receiver Ryquell Armstead on a seven-yard score. It was just one moment in an unlikely start for Minshew, who ended up leading his team to the 26-24 victory on the road.

One might argue the entire 60 minutes of football is a giant game of pass and catch, but this particular moment was special because of a spur-of-the-moment decision. Tight end Travis Kelce had just hauled in a 12-yard pass from QB Patrick Mahomes when he found himself confronted almost immediately by a defender. Kelce quickly flipped the ball to LeSean McCoy, who was hanging out in the vicinity. Shady was able to take the ball an additional 20 yards and set the Chiefs up in the red zone.

Down by a touchdown, the Minnesota Vikings' Adam Thielen used every ounce of effort, from his head to the tips of his toes — literally — to give new life to his squad. On a 25-yard pass from QB Kirk Cousins, Thielen extended his body to snag a would-be TD catch and dragged his right foot to ensure he remained inbounds at the back of the end zone. Thielen appeared to be shaken up on the play, but six points (and a 42-30 victory over the Lions) can soothe a variety of ailments.

Sam Darnold was having a rough night against the New England Patriots' "Boogeymen" defense. In fact, he was heard off-field, on-camera saying, "I'm seeing ghosts." He later explained that he meant he just needed to see the field better. Yeah, OK. One of those ghostly encounters came when Darnold threw his fourth interception of the night, a leaping grab made by Patriots safety Terrence Brooks in the end zone. Brooks, a former Jet, thwarted a possible New York score in the third quarter, even though the game was already out of hand.

Colts' tight end hasn't previously been known for his acrobatic, one-handed catches, although maybe he will be now. On third-and-one from the four-yard line, Indy QB Jacoby Brissett tossed the ball to the back of the end zone, where Ebron was positioned. It looked like the ball was going to sail over his head until he extended one arm and pulled it in, using his body and gear to help secure it. It was so good even the officials wanted to take a second look, ruling it — in fact — a touchdown.

You don't think only the players on the offensive side of the ball can snag one-handed grabs, do you? Malik Hooker of the Indianapolis Colts is here to prove you wrong. With the L.A. Chargers up and threatening to score again, Hooker appears, virtually out of nowhere, to grab what looked like a sure-fire touchdown for Keenan Allen ... with just one hand. Stopping that TD allowed the Colts to keep the game close and eventually tie things to send it into overtime.

Veteran QB and Green Bay Packers icon Aaron Rodgers knows how — and when — to get rid of the ball to avoid a sack or broken play, and that's exactly what everyone thought he was doing against the Chiefs in week 8. Except it didn't go that way at all. Somehow, someway, Rodgers located Jamaal Williams in the corner of the end zone, with a defender draped across him, to deliver a scoring play. While he was scrambling and falling backward. Hey, some people have just got "it," and Rodgers is one.

There's nothing we love more than a good kick-off return for a touchdown. Heck, we don't even care which team is doing it. In this case, however, it was Cordarrelle Patterson, now of the Chicago Bears. Patterson fielded the ball in week 7 against the New Orleans Saints that led to the Bears' first TD of the day. Breaking one tackle, Patterson then got out in open space and turned on the jets ... and the rest was history. The Saints went on to win the game, but Patterson had the highlight of the day hands down.

In what is already a candidate for "Catch of the Year," Tyler Lockett toe-tapped his way to a score during the Seahawks game against the L.A. Rams. Seattle QB Russell Wilson rumbled and stumbled around in the backfield to give the play time to develop, delivering a perfect strike to Lockett in the corner of the end zone, away from the pesky hands of Rams defenders. You could say that Lockett's ability to haul in the tricky catch was a ... lock. See what we did there?

There's no doubt that the 49ers linebacker Nick Bosa has been a terror in his first year in the league ... in a good way, at least for San Fran fans. Bosa's interception of Panthers QB Kyle Allen is his career first in what is sure to be a long line of picks. Bosa takes the ball away from Allen situated just feet away from him and then sprints for the end zone, making it all the way to the 9 before being subdued. It was just one piece of the puzzle on the way to a 49ers' 51-13 rout.

Jared Goff and Cooper Kupp held onto this trick play for a month and finally got their shot when the Rams played the Bengals "across the pond" in London. Stay with us here: A double-reverse flea-flicker went for a 65-yard touchdown in L.A.'s victory at Wembley Stadium. Of course, it helped that a Bengals defender fell down after Kupp got his hands on the ball, but the precision and execution behind the play, and the length of time the team waited to implement it, makes it a worthy addition to any Top 25 plays list.

You didn't think we would make a Patrick Mahomes-less Top 25 list, did you? This TD throw, the only from Mahomes in a losing effort, was nothing short of spectacular for a QB we're used to seeing jaw-dropping plays from. Mahomes was on his way to suffering a sack for a big loss of yardage, but his determination and legs that just won't stop, helped him elude defenders until one of his receivers could — hopefully — get open. Cue Byron Pringle in the endzone. Mahomes spots him and delivers a 27-yard dart, across his body, to not only avoid the sack, but also generate six points.

You know if a kicker manages to make a "25 greatest plays" list in the NFL, it has to be something pretty special. And, that was exactly the case with Dallas Cowboys' kicker Brett Maher. In the final play before the half against the Cowboys' arch-nemesis Philadelphia Eagles, the 30-year-old kicker trotted onto the field to attempt a virtually impossible FG attempt. Maher drilled the 63-yarder and entered the NFL record books in the process: The kick is tied for second-longest in the league's history.

Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland had one of the quirkier — and easier — fumble recoveries you'll ever see in NFL play during Kansas City's matchup with the Detroit Lions. The Lions, who had the ball on the goal line and were inches from scoring, coughed up the ball in a pile on the ground. Breeland emerged from the pile-up with the ball and took it 100 yards for a Chiefs score, with virtually no defenders giving chase. It was the first such play in nearly two decades of NFL action.

We simply can't believe what we saw out of the Texans' Deshaun Watson on this play ... and turns out he likely didn't see much of anything. Let's set the stage: Watson had just been kicked in the face by an Oakland Raiders defender, causing his helmet to go askew. Watson had the poise to fix his wardrobe malfunction and then spy his receiver, Darren Fells, in the end zone to deliver the perfect strike. It wasn't the NFL's first wardrobe malfunction (see Janet Jackson), but it's definitely the most memorable as of late.