Luke Musgrave stayed put. His Green Bay Packers teammates might jokingly add:Musgrave caught a 38-yard pass from rookie Jordan Love and ran for a touchdown when he was wide open in the third quarter of Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The most important thing is that it did not fall. He stayed at his feet. The Packers took note and treated Musgrave’s hit in the most hysterical fashion.
After apparently stumbling near the end zone at times during a 48-32 win over Dallas, Musgrave earned praise from coach Matt LaFleur with a simple but brutal remark: “Musgrave stood up!”The Packers locker room cheered. Musgrave averaged 17.2 yards per carry against the Cowboys, the sixth-most in 2016, according to NextGen Stats.
He finished the game with three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. Cowboys fans bemoaned their team’s defensive mistakes that allowed Musgrave to kick an easy field goal to give the Packers a 41-16 lead. The Packers, on the other hand, have given the 23-year-old plenty of praise and a good roast.
