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Deshaun Watson thought his eye popped out on kick to face before throwing TD against Raiders

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jesse Reed | Last updated 11/3/19

Last Sunday, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson took a kick to the left eye, then threw a game-winning touchdown.

Here’s a look at the incredible play.

When life kicks you in the face, score a touchdown! #deshaunwatson #nfl pic.twitter.com/eZxPT2N14c
— Big Break Cards (@bigbreak_cards) October 28, 2019

You can see in the video above that Watson reached up into his facemask right after the kick from Arden Key. He revealed to Rich Eisen of NFL Network that he reached up to touch the eye before throwing the touchdown because he thought the eye had popped out of his head.

Deshaun Watson is not wearing a visor Week 9 vs. the Jaguars.

The QB took a kick to the face and still threw the game-winner vs. Oakland last Sunday.

Watson said he touched his face mid-play to make sure his eye was still there

(via @richeisen) pic.twitter.com/8Y1Glf7wCy
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) November 3, 2019

Now, I can’t speak for all of us, but if I thought my dang eye had popped out of my head and was perhaps laying on the ground, the last thing on my mind would be continuing to play a game.

Watson is clearly a rare bird. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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