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Colts DB Dallis Flowers Dives for Jags WR, Comes Up Hilariously Empty

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. outruns a tackle from Indianapolis Colts cornerback Dallis Flowers.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. outruns a tackle from Indianapolis Colts cornerback Dallis Flowers. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
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The 0-4 Jacksonville Jaguars hosted their division rivals, the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. Midway through the second quarter the Jaguars took the lead on an 85-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.

It was Thomas's third touchdown of the season and it was about as easy as it gets. Thomas ran right through the Colts' defensive backfield, caught the ball in stride and ran right into the end zone. The only person who even came close to touching Thomas was Colts cornerback Dallis Flowers, who dove at the last second, briefly looked like Superman, and then landed flat on his face without getting so much as a fingertip on Thomas.

Flowers, in his third season out of Pittsburgh State, tried his best, but this is a reminder that sometimes it's better not to try at all. Either way, Thomas scores here. But only trying turns you into a meme. And what an image it is from every available angle.

Brian Thomas, Dallis Flowers
Dallis Flowers tries. Flies. Fails. / NFL

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Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.