And you thought Derrick Henry had clinched the title of best stiff arm of wild-card weekend.
Maybe Henry’s one stiff-arm to Minkah Fitzpatrick is still the champion, but Dallas Goedert got in three good ones on his way to the end zone on Sunday during Philadelphia’s 22-10 victory against Green Bay.
The Eagles tight end made something happen with the team’s offense struggling. He made a nice catch on a pass behind him and then took Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine’s soul.
Goedert initiated contact that included one small stiff-arm, then shoved off Valentine twice more, hitting him in the face, as he worked his way to the 24-yard touchdown. It’s sure to become a meme.
The Eagles needed something like that. They hadn’t scored a touchdown since the opening minutes of the game. But when Goedert had his chance to turn things around he wasn’t going to be denied, to the detriment of Valentine.
