A deep ball! In the wild! This is a very exciting development.
[Hit THE JUMP for much more of that, as well as plenty of Harbaugh and a surprise battle for #1.]
As always, click the links/stills to open each GIF in a lightbox, and don't forget to vote for your favorite at the end of the post.
HONORABLE MENTION
Chesson's first touchdown (end zone view).
Chesson's second touchdown.
Chesson's third touchdown (all-22).
Chesson sets up first-and-goal.
Overtime Buttdown.
Darboh's eventual game-winner.
Delano Hill sticks Sudfeld.
Denard Rudock up the middle.
Denard Rudock pump and run.
Rudock celebration.
Peppers screen for first-and-goal.
Harbaugh head-scratcher.
Rudock to Butt.
Smith Rage.
Smith spins into the hole.
Impressive Dymonte Thomas open-field tackle.
This signal: still a thing.
This signal: also disturbing.
False start timber.
10. Bad Times Bros
Much of this game: not fun at all!
9. What Bleepin' Happened?
Incidentally, I said the same thing in my living room.
8. Juuuuuuuust A Bit Offside
I might like the still more than the GIF.
7. Sideline Surrender Cobra
Nice catch and all, but watch the woman on the right. Also, that may be the most conveniently located academic center in the country.
6. Slide Into Your DMs Like oh no this went horribly wrong
The still is oddly beautiful. So is the GIF, in a very different way.
5. Harbaugh Disagrees
I don't think that explanation quite did it for him.
4. Fourth And Everything
Rather close call, that.
3. Finish Them
Now you can all breathe again.
2. A Friggin' Laser
And a little dab.
FRAMES OF THE GAME: SPARTY VS. SMOOTHITRON
In a shocking upset, neither of the GIFs of the week are from this game. Instead we have a battle between a scene from a Brad Paisley video and an edit based on a press conference quote.
No, seriously.
I would never encourage you to watch a Brad Paisley video if it weren't for a good cause, but you're going to want to check out the 1:35 mark, perhaps with your speakers off. Or you can believe that this is really in there, though I've edited out the Paisley:
We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Michigan sleeper agent who worked on that production. We salute you, anonymous hero.
In the other corner, an already tremendous presser quote from Graham Glasgow became something even greater thanks to the work of Smoothitron:
@MaxACohen@AceAnbenderpic.twitter.com/CZ9shjgh0T
— Abraham May (@Smoothitron) November 16, 2015
Words escape me. (A wonderful little detail: Rudock in the audience. We salute you, too, Smoothitron.)
Voting this week should be quite interesting.