Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' Cadence Goes Viral: Trick Fails as Giants Fall 24-21 to Commanders
On Thursday night, November 12, at MetLife Stadium, with the New York Giants leading the Washington Commanders 21-17 and just over three minutes left, backup quarterback Jameis Winston faced fourth-and-1 near his own 11-yard line and worked the 2000 hit 'Who Let the Dogs Out' into his cadence, trying to draw the Commanders offside. The broadcast microphones picked it up clearly, the NFL's official Instagram posted the clip that night, and it quickly went viral across social media. According to USA TODAY, Winston first lined up in a bunched formation yelling signals, and when Washington held its ground, he reset the formation and invoked the Baha Men classic.
According to the New York Post, he shouted 'Ready, get set, hut one, hut two, hut three!' before breaking into 'Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who?', the last part naturally sounding like barking. The Prime Video booth laughed out loud: play-by-play man Al Michaels said, 'You gotta be kidding,' and analyst Kirk Herbstreit asked through a laugh, 'What is he doing?'
The ploy drew nobody offside. The Commanders held, the play clock ran out on the Giants, and New York had to punt with 3:27 left. Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels then threw an interception four plays later, but the Giants went three-and-out and punted again, and the Commanders drove 38 yards for the winning touchdown with under a minute left, winning 24-21.
Winston now serves the Giants mainly as a short-yardage specialist. According to USA TODAY, he converted a 1-yard sneak for a first down in the second quarter, and this season he has rushed 20 times for 62 yards while picking up 12 first downs; on the play just before the singing cadence, an apparent sneak conversion was overturned after Washington challenged the spot. Winston was the No. 1 pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.
After the loss, Giants coach John Harbaugh said his team had 'seven dogfights' left on the schedule, a choice of words USA TODAY noted fit the night's canine cadence. The Giants fell to 5-3-1, with Washington improving to 3-5-1.
Source: USA TODAY
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Photo: 资料图：Jameis Winston2014年效力佛罗里达州立大学时在霰弹枪阵型接球（图源：Wikimedia Commons，Thomson20192摄，CC BY 2.0） | File photo: Jameis Winston receiving a snap in the shotgun for Florida State in 2014 (Source: Wikimedia Commons, photo by Thomson20192, CC BY 2.0)
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