Perhaps the most elite athlete to take the field during the game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts wasn't even a human.
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Late in the third quarter of the Colts' 31-26 win, a squirrel broke loose in the end zone. The game was stopped momentarily until the squirrel darted off the field under a wall close to the tunnel.
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The squirrel was later seen making friends with Clay Matthews and Datone Jones on the Packers' sideline.
🚨🚨 SQUIRREL UPDATE 🚨🚨 #INDvsGB pic.twitter.com/xgNyVKfslz
— NFL (@NFL) November 6, 2016
Unfortunately for the Packers, the squirrel didn't bring good luck. Maybe the Colts sent him on the field as a distraction? The world will never know.
(h/t Fox Sports)
