He did what? Kenneth Gainwell hauls in a TD from Aaron Rodgers on a ridiculous catch

Kenneth Gainwell of the Pittsburgh Steelers made a wild touchdown catch against the Lions. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)Gregory Shamus via Getty Images

There's a new candidate for the catch of the year in the NFL this season.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell was on the ground, after he was interfered with by Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, and somehow Aaron Rodgers' deep pass bounced off his right hand. Gainwell kept his concentration and managed to haul the pass in. Anzalone was on the ground too and didn't touch Gainwell down after he made the catch, so he got up and ran the final few yards into the end zone.

What made it even more dramatic is it came with two seconds left in the first half. That tied the game 10-10.

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The catch is similar to another famous catch in NFL history, when Antonio Freeman of the Green Bay Packers made a catch when he was on the ground against the Minnesota Vikings. He somehow kept the ball from hitting the turf and gathered it when it looked like an interception, then ran in for a touchdown to win the overtime game. That catch came from Rodgers' old teammate Brett Favre.

Gainwell's catch might not be as enduring as Freeman's famous catch. But it was one of the craziest plays of this NFL season.