That "ankle breaking" juke on Butler? He stepped on Butler's foot

[neuronet]

I thought that was an uncharacteristic whiff by Butler, and then found this tweet with an angle that actually shows he (inadvertently) stepped on Butler's foot. So yes, Butler got juked for sure, but also he stepped on Butler's foot which also seemed to help him fall on that play (note I captured the three most relevant frames and posted them below in order so you can see this more clearly):

 

[neuronet]

Nice story, those two are old friends, and played against each other in college:
Falcons' emerging star Taylor Gabriel: 'I have a lot more to prove'

 

[meatface]

thats probably what happens a lot

 

[Ross12]

It does look more like Butler tripped than he was "juked out", necessarily. Either way, it was a really excellent move by Gabriel. Credit to him 100%.

 

[neuronet]

Here are the three frames in order. It is after the last one that Butler clearly pulls that foot away, and gets all off balance, and falls over:

 

[BKapatsfan]

There were patriots getting stuck in the turf all night someone really dropped the ball on the cleats they were using because I didn't see it happening to Atlanta.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

There were patriots getting stuck in the turf all night someone really dropped the ball on the cleats they were using because I didn't see it happening to Atlanta.

I wonder if they switched to the longer cleats at halftime.

 

[PatsBoy12]

If that's the case, then I'm happy he didn't sprain Butler's ankle when he stepped on it. One of the stills makes it seem like Butler's ankle got bent momentarily.

 

[neuronet]

If that's the case, then I'm happy he didn't sprain Butler's ankle when he stepped on it. One of the stills makes it seem like Butler's ankle got bent momentarily.

Yes if you watch the rest of it play out, after that frame he doesn't just pull back, he recoils, pulling that foot way back, probably scared to get hurt, and falls. I really think he did not get juked: it was standard feet getting tangled up kind of play, and he got the short end of the stick. It's just literally impossible to see in the standard angles shown on TV so now we have to live with this.

If he was a prima-donna we'd have fifty tweets from Butler saying 'Naww my boy didn't juke me watch the tape.' 'Look at the scoreboard.' And all sorts of crap.