The scene was a little over four minutes to go in a seven point game versus the Lions. This would be a moment when a great quarterback straps their offense to their backs and drives down and ties the ballgame with a clutch throw in the endzone.
However we had Brandon Weeden, and his method was quite different. It was 1st and 10 near midfield and Weeden was flushed from the pocket. Seeing nobody open down field, he instead threw a desperation shovel pass in the general direction of the blimp. By the time the ball fluttered back down it landed right in the hands of a Lions linebacker who seemed stunned from what just happened. Needless to say the game went down as yet another loss for the Weeden led Browns and one of the worst throws in the history of the league.
It went on to be a contributing factor on watching Weeden drop from starter, to third string in a matter of a few weeks. While fate is cruel and allowed Weeden a second and third chance at winning the job back he made the awkward shovel pass a part of his game to game routine. During the Green Bay game he nearly threw another shovel pass for an interception, which may have resulted in his instant release.
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