And you thought Derrick Henry had taken the title of best stiff arm of wild card weekend.
Henry’s single stiff arm to Minkah Fitzpatrick may still be the champion, but Dallas Goedert hit three good ones on his way to the end zone on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles tight end made something happen with the team’s struggling offense. He made a nice catch on a pass behind him and then took the soul of Green Bay Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine.
Goedert initiated contact that included a little stiff arm, then shoved Valentine two more times, hitting him in the face, as he made his way to the 24-yard touchdown. It’s sure to become a meme.
The Eagles needed something like that. They had not scored a touchdown since the first minutes of the game. But when Goedert had the opportunity to change things, they were not going to deny him, to the detriment of Valentine.