Will the true Slim Shady please arise?
Washington Commanders tight finish John Bates could have to face up if that query is posed round him.
In any case, he was the person who successfully ended Detroit’s season when he caught a 20-yard move from Jayden Daniels to all however wrap up the Commanders stunning 45-31 win over the top-seeded Lions.
The identify of that play?
Slim Shady.
And if that wasn’t cool sufficient, Bates made the play with infamous Lions fan, Eminem, in attendance.
“It was really cool,” Bates informed talkSPORT.com in an unique interview.
“It’s a play that we’ve had in for a very long time now, simply sort of been ready for the correct alternative to run it.
“I wasn’t essentially anticipating that decision on third and 5 to seal the sport, I feel it stunned lots of people.
“Kliff despatched within the name and we obtained the proper look and the proper entrance for it and made a play, made a linebacker miss and was capable of assist sort of seal that recreation up.
“Loopy too, the play known as Slim Shady and we obtained it from Detroit and Eminem was on the recreation.
“It was kind of the perfect ending in Detroit to call that one.”
When requested what the response was like not solely to that play, however to the win normally, Bates likened it to a euphoric feeling.
“Pure joy,” Bates recalled.
“For our workforce to be able that we’re in, to enter a hostile atmosphere in opposition to the primary seed and to win at their place the way in which that we did.
“To place ourselves able to play in a recreation that we’ve been speaking about since DQ and AP first obtained right here.
“It’s a very cool alternative.
“And so, there was simply pure pleasure and happiness throughout the locker room.
“Guys excited for this opportunity and all the hard work and dedication that we’ve put in this year into making a run and to be able to be the team that we are right now is really paying off.”
The Commanders have been the shock of the season and at the moment are only one win away from the Tremendous Bowl.
They’re within the NFC championship for the primary time because the 1991 season.
Led by their star rookie quarterback Daniels and first 12 months head coach Dan Quinn, the sky appears to be the restrict.
Bates and the remainder of the workforce appear to be having the time of their lives, particularly after some of the stunning upsets in current reminiscence.
They’ll thank Slim Shady for that one.
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