No one expected much from Taylor Heinicke when he entered Saturday as the starting signal-caller against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But Heinicke, the third-string quarterback of the Washington Football Team, put together an inspiring performance during the NFL's Super Wild Card Weekend.
The Buccaneers ultimately came out on top, eliminating the WFT in a 31-23 verdict, but not for lack of trying from Heinicke. He completed 26-of-44 pass attempts for 306 yards with two touchdowns, one passing and one rushing.
Did we mention he was just signed to WFT's practice squad in December?
Needless to say, Heinicke had plenty of football fans rooting for him, especially as he got the opportunity to march the Football Team down the field and win the game in the last few minutes.
Regardless of the outcome, he became the darling of NFL Twitter.
