Catches don't get much better than this. With 9:58 left in the third quarter of Sunday's game between the Commanders and Denver Broncos, Washington quarterback Marcus Mariota looked to receiver Treylon Burks in the back right corner of the end zone.
Broncos cornerback Riley Moss had blanket coverage. It didn't matter. Burks reached up with his right hand and plucked the ball from midair. He pulled it into his body with that right hand and maintained possession as he fell backward to the turf with Moss on top of him.
Touchdown, Commanders, on one of the best catches that you'll see in this or any NFL season. It was Burks' lone catch of the game, whichended in a 27-26 overtime victory for the Broncos.
Though, as sensational as the reception was, it certainly wasn't one of a kind.
On Nov. 23, 2014, Odell Beckham Jr. shocked the football world with a one-handed, 43-yard touchdown grab from Eli Manning, the likes of which fans had never seen. That catch — also in prime time on "Sunday Night Football" — has lived on as one of the great highlights in NFL history.
November 23, 2014: The Catch.@objpic.twitter.com/IXtAfUuMxv
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Ten years and one week after his own sensational grab, Beckham chimed in on social media Sunday night with approval for Burks, who just so happens to share his No. 13 jersey.
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj)December 1, 2025
Thanks to improved skill, inspiration from Beckham andthe aid of advanced grip-enhancing glove technology, players have since made similar, if not-quite-as-spectacular catches as Beckham's.
Few, if any, were better than Burks' on Sunday night.
