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I don't know if Burns's TD last game can be characterized by one word, but he made a helluva correct call given that the defense did not seem to account for him, and that's fundamentally what you want out of a QB.  If the defense had anticipated a QB run, I sure hope he would have bailed to a correct play call without a delay of game penalty  ::)

This play is getting a lot more discussion than I ever expected. Maybe it would be handy to have a replay available. Here is the one-hour version of the game time stamped to the play in question, there is also a replay from a different angle.
https://youtu.be/JR1j9lQEYSo?t=2075

Rice is in a pretty good set for a QB run. They have single coverage on our two wides, eight in the box, and a ninth guy (a safety) almost in the box to the defense left, who it appears is first watching if the TE releases and then rolls to the play.

It worked because we had 8 guys blocking their 8 guys and everyone, including Love, got on somebody. The extra blocker was key. If Love didn't make his block, Burns gets maybe 3 yards. The ninth Rice guy, the safety, did make a decent play and made a TD saving tackle (maybe - it was close). He was unblocked but had to get around behind the mess to get to the tackle.

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I don't know if Burns's TD last game can be characterized by one word, but he made a helluva correct call given that the defense did not seem to account for him, and that's fundamentally what you want out of a QB.  If the defense had anticipated a QB run, I sure hope he would have bailed to a correct play call without a delay of game penalty  ::)

This play is getting a lot more discussion than I ever expected. Maybe it would be handy to have a replay available. Here is the one-hour version of the game time stamped to the play in question, there is also a replay from a different angle.
https://youtu.be/JR1j9lQEYSo?t=2075

Rice is in a pretty good set for a QB run. They have single coverage on our two wides, eight in the box, and a ninth guy (a safety) almost in the box to the defense left, who it appears is first watching if the TE releases and then rolls to the play.

It worked because we had 8 guys blocking their 8 guys and everyone, including Love, got on somebody. The extra blocker was key. If Love didn't make his block, Burns gets maybe 3 yards. The ninth Rice guy, the safety, did make a decent play and made a TD saving tackle (maybe - it was close). He was unblocked but had to get around behind the mess to get to the tackle.