I haven’t seen most of these plays in highlight videos on YouTube, so I thought I’d bring them to your attention. Some plays are underrated for reasons outside of a pure display of talent…

• Vita Vea gets held down by a wad of gum: https://youtu.be/II31WXEykog?t=308
• Keenan Allen almost does a frontflip for funsies into the endzone: https://youtu.be/NHaKPISxSJs?t=1612
• Mike Williams absolutely clutch catch against Denver, down three points with 2:22 to go with just two timeouts, and backed up to 4th and 11. 30 yard gain: https://youtu.be/NHaKPISxSJs?t=2026
• Badgley’s clutch kick to even the scores with 15 seconds left: https://youtu.be/NHaKPISxSJs?t=2113, then McManus wins it 15 seconds later: https://youtu.be/NHaKPISxSJs?t=2164
• This crazy OBJ one handed sideline catch: https://youtu.be/f0LUsGvKXC8?t=105
• LeVeon forcing two missed tackles, first with the stutter, then with the hurdle: https://youtu.be/f0LUsGvKXC8?t=1706
• Cam Newton presents the ball to a phantom running back: https://youtu.be/_UJ93AMVyS8?t=442
• Grady Jarrett makes rookie Max Scharping look silly with the swim move and TFL forced fumble on Carlos Hyde: https://youtu.be/HJNwsws6bAE?t=302
• Deshaun Watson fumbles the ball, picks it up, then gets the first down on the scramble: https://youtu.be/HJNwsws6bAE?t=927
• James Conner’s absolutely filthy spin move against the Bills: https://youtu.be/d59AqpwqJ84?t=796
• Brandon Graham turns Pat Elflein into a turnstile and sacks Kirk Cousins before he can even finish his dropback: https://youtu.be/8Vvgrp52SKs?t=3085
• Ndamukong Suh completely steamrolls a Titans lineman: https://youtu.be/X9Xfxdxweps?t=1567
• This Dante Fowler spin move that broke the lineman’s ankles is one of the best pass rush moves I’ve ever seen: https://youtu.be/5WbyioQm07A?t=135
• Cam Fleming holds back two rushers while filling in for Tyron Smith at left tackle: https://youtu.be/Yh29RACHBis?t=471
• Cowboys safety, number 23 Darian Thompson pancakes two Packers defenders, then Packers kicker Mason Crosby uses his ribs to take out returner Tony Pollard: https://youtu.be/Yh29RACHBis?t=835
• Another absurd OBJ sideline catch that saves an interception: https://youtu.be/9xNd4NsbQYw?t=3563
• Shaq Barret bamboozles Nate Solder with the double move and QB hit: https://youtu.be/ko32sqM-kU0?t=97
• Chris Jones drives poor Pat Elflein back into Kirk Cousins, who falls down: https://youtu.be/IYFwKQDKo7Y?t=67
• Luke Kuechly talking smack after going unblocked for a TFL: https://youtu.be/pyIx9N2XKNA?t=705
• McLoud makes multiple guys miss on the kick return with a sexy spin move in traffic: https://youtu.be/_UJ93AMVyS8?t=2421
• Lawrence Guy turns Matt Skura into a sack of potatoes (DT vs C brutality): https://youtu.be/qphdeaPgKaw?t=654
• Lawrence Guy interception of Baker Mayfield’s handoff. Great play design!: https://youtu.be/TdoTURz_Ebs?t=1915
• John Simon absolutely brutal kidney tickler on Travis Kelce: https://youtu.be/hRUtg2EGha8?t=558
• Nick Kwiatkwoski (#44) bull rushes Aaron Jones into A-Rod: https://youtu.be/yZNT7MtfUZs?t=73
• Not an individual play, but this blitz scheme by New England is so damn hard to predict! Where is the pressure coming from?!: https://youtu.be/UJ1RaQZUr80?t=89
• Gardner Minshew “welcome to the NFL” moment: https://youtu.be/s5iBDeu1GHI?t=37
• Josh Gordon turns into Quinton Dunbar’s dad.
• Rodgers jump pass.
• Jamie Collins stacks Mitchell Schwartz, making the big marn stumble into the dirt.
• This is a genuinely great off-balance throw by receiver Emmanuel Sanders.
• Possibly the most underrated player in the league, 5’9″ cornerback Mike Hilton (#28), going up against the big boys, shrugging off monolithic right tackle Mike McGlinchey, and wading through the traffic for the run stop.
• Brave catch by fullback Kyle Juszczyk with a safety bearing down on him. Jimmy G has to improve his long distance throw velocity!
• Old man Brees makes two pass rushers miss on the filthy pivot.
• Say what you want about Jameis, but he has some moves with the ball in his hands.
• Rodger Saffold (the left guard, #76) absolutely steamrolls a Panther on the run play.

Plus some college highlights: 

• Ryan Agnew makes six San Jose State defenders miss on the QB scramble for the score: https://youtu.be/rZzPSttlCmU?t=115
• Kyle Horn (tight end, number 85) blocks guys at first and second level to spring RB for a score: https://youtu.be/GzlKFHSkVuw?t=110