You can’t say that on TV!
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown let out an expletive-fueled celebration after scoring a game-tying touchdown in the third quarter of the team’s 38-30 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night at M&T Bank Stadium.
The “Monday Night Football” broadcast picked up St. Brown’s hot mic, capturing the NSFW exclamation for the millions of fans watching at home.
“I run this s–t,” the three-time Pro Bowler shouted while adding a racial slur.
St. Brown, 25, had just corralled a momentum-shifting 18-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff, evening the score at 21-21 with 5:13 left in the third quarter.
Joining “SportsCenter”’s Scott Van Pelt on the field after the hard-fought victory, St. Brown explained that his fired-up celebration stemmed from the heat of the moment — but acknowledged that he might have gone a little over the top.
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“Excuse my profanity,” he joked with Van Pelt.
“I was just excited, man. I think it was a big play in the game, a play that we needed at that time and moment. Big touchdown. I was just full of emotions and got a little excited.”
The Lions pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held a 31-24 lead with under two minutes to play.
On fourth-and-2, Goff located St. Brown down the field for a 20-yard pass that extended the drive — and led to another touchdown that put the game out of reach.
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St. Brown caught seven of eight targets for 77 yards and a touchdown — his fourth receiving touchdown of the season and 37th of his career, eclipsing Marvin Jones for the third-most touchdown receptions in franchise history.
The Lions (2-1) host the Cleveland Browns (1-2) on Sunday afternoon at Ford Field.