National Football League

Mascot accidentally celebrates missed field goal

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:13 p.m. ET

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It's good! It's good! Wait ... no it isn't

The Dolphins mascot, named "T.D.," was all hyped up and ready to celebrate as Miami kicker lined up for a game-tying field late in the fourth quarter on Sunday. The snap came back, the hold came down and the kick was up ... and it looked good initially. So good, that T.D. threw his flippers over his head to signal "good." Then he proceeded to break into applause.

Here's the thing: The kick sailed wide left. Poor T.D. quickly realized his error and stopped in his tracks. All he could do was watch as the Ravens took a knee and escaped with a 26-23 victory. Awkward. But in all fairness, you can't throw a lot of scorn on the poor mascot. Even the people working at the stadium were apparently confused:

But that didn't stop people from around the Twitterverse from piling on:

I appreciate the #Dolphins mascot calling that kick good as if it would fake out the officials â Bryan Mapes (@IAmMapes) October 6, 2013

Did anyone else just see the Dolphins mascot celebrate like the kick was good? #Hilarious #PhinsDown â Tommy Coyle (@TCoyle17) October 6, 2013

Then, of course there was the obligatory Ace Ventura joke:

He hasn't been right since he was kidnapped by Einhorn. RT @JohnEkdahl: The Dolphins mascot just cheered their missed field goal. â Matthew (@Matthops82) October 6, 2013

Sigh, what a tough day. Oh well, life goes on! Questions? Comments? Send them to lacesoutmail@gmail.com and we might respond in our weekly mailbag!