USFL's Derrick Dillon reflects on 'exciting' historic weekend: 'I just spoke it into existence'

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A USFL player entered the history books for the second straight week.

On Saturday, Memphis Showboats wide receiver and kick returner Derrick Dillon completed a rare feat against the Pittsburgh Maulers. He returned a missed field goal kick 109 yards for a touchdown and helped the Showboats to their third straight victory, 22-0.

Dillon told Fox News Digital in an interview Monday he was still in "disbelief" over the play.

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Derrick Dillon, #4 of Memphis Showboats, runs the ball against Adonis Alexander, #3 of the New Orleans Breakers, during the first quarter at Protective Stadium on May 14, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Jaden Powell/USFL/Getty Images for USFL)

"I was watching the replay for the last couple of days just trying to process it all because I caught the ball, I look down to make sure I didn’t step out and everything and then seeing people running at me all type of ways … Yeah, I analyzed the video a couple of times," he said.

Dillon somehow made the catch off the kick, which was wide to Maulers kicker Chris Blewitt’s right, and stayed in bounds in the process. He then ran all the way to the other end zone for the key touchdown right before halftime, setting an all-time record throughout professional football.

He was named the USFL’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Last week, Philadelphia Stars kicker Luis Aguilar tied a record for most field-goal makes in a single game with eight.

"It’s exciting because I didn’t get a chance to win it last year," Dillon told Fox News Digital. "And the crazy part about it, I was thinking about it earlier that week. Like, man, as soon as