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The Philly Special will go down as one of the most memorable plays in NFL Tyler Austin Jersey history, but it doesn't sound like the guy who threw it can forget about it soon enough. Now with the , tight end was tapped to attempt another touchdown pa s in the red zone against the last Sunday, but ended up throwing it instead. to for six! | Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) The play, deemed "Oompa Loompa," was drawn up for Burton, , he'd been losing sleep Cameron Maybin Jersey over it since it was introduced in October before a game against the ."Honestly when they put it up on the board, I got crazy anxiety," Burton said of the play, via . "I was kind of freaking out a little bit, just because a ton of unbelievable memories come back to mind from the . ... I remember not really saying much and going out in practice and trying to do it, and I just couldn't. Physically there was some type of block that wasn't letting me do it." According to , when Burton told head coach Matt Nagy he wouldn't be able to do it, the response was simply "no big deal." Instead, Burton Phil Rizzuto Jersey flipped the ball to Cohen on Greg Bird Jersey a reverse before Cohen found in the end zone for six to tie the game up as time expired (the Bears would go on to lose to the Giants in overtime).It's not often you see such a positive play yield this kind of effect, but Burton likely didn't have a chance to think about it in the Super Bowl the same way he can think about every pa s now. The play isn't just like the Philly Special, mind you. What made that play so special was , of all people, catching a touchdown pa s. However, even if this case of the yips keeps Burton from throwing a pa s again, that isn't his job. On top of that, the Philly Special Aroldis Chapman Jersey will always be there in the annals of Super Bowl history.