Antonio Brown: A throwback to his incredible helmet catch for the Steelers in 2011

Antonio Browns’ helmet catch whilst with the Pittsburgh Steelers remains one of the more remarkable displays of quick thinking and skill in the National Football League.

Whilst with the Pittsburgh Steelers, you could make the argument that there was nobody better and there wasn’t a more electrifying talent when it came to playing the position of wide receiver than Antonio Brown.

He didn’t start off that way though, as he was kept in the shadows for the majority of his early years in the NFL, starting off his career mainly being utilised as a punt and kickoff returner, but when he was given a chance to become a prominent member of the offense in 2011, he ran with it and never looked back.

He racked up 12,044 receiving yards and 78 receiving touchdowns to go with 4 first-team All-Pro honours and 7 Pro Bowl appearances whilst also being named in the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 2010s whilst wearing the black and gold as he formed part of the ‘Killer Bs’ offense of Ben Roethlisberger and Le’Veon Bell.

Sadly though all of that wasn’t able to translate into success for the Steelers, the furthest they were able to reach being the AFC Championship game in the 2016 season where they were defeated by the New England Patriots.

A highlight machine

In amongst all of those numbers though were some rather unforgettable moments whilst with the Steelers organisation. There was the reach across the goalline back in 2016 that helped them win the AFC North over the Baltimore Ravens in a last-ditch play:

This Day in #PGHistory: Ben Roethlisberger orchestrates a last minute, game-winning touchdown drive capped by @AB84 fighting for the goal line (on a play known to some as the 'immaculate extension') to beat the Ravens and win the AFC North.