Matt Moore Took A Horrible Hit To The Head And Somehow Kept Playing

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore took a brutal headshot from Bud Dupree in Sunday’s playoff game against the Steelers. Moore was rolling to his right looking downfield when Dupree met him with a helmet-to-helmet hit that rocked the Dolphins quarterback. Moore’s head viciously whipped back as he fell to the turf.

Somehow, he only missed one play.

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CBS sideline reports indicate Moore was more worried about his lower back and his jaw on the hit. He remained down on the field for a long time, finally heading to the sideline after the long delay that allowed fans at home to see multiple replays of the big hit. Dolphins backup T.J. Yates was in for one play—a Jay Ajayi run—before Moore returned.
Most people on Twitter were flummoxed that the NFL’s concussion protocol could work properly if Moore only missed one play. Let’s start with a journalist:

And now, a professional from the field of medicine:

Hrm, that seems pretty compelling. Good thing medicine isn’t real, right?

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Many took to wondering just what the NFL’s concussion policy even is.

Let’s hope they didn’t ask him if a Dolphin is a fish or a mammal. That might have actually kept him off the field.

It all checks out. Anyway, the Dolphins also took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the roughing the passer play. That made things a bit harder for them, but they managed a field goal out of the drive. Glad they kept the game going. I hope Moore is actually OK.