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Antonio Brown's stretch and score is best of Week 16

It doesn't get any better than this in sports.

Fourteen seconds remaining. Zero timeouts left. Down three. Four yards away from clinching the division while knocking out your top rival from postseason contention.

The Steelers decided to put the ball in the hands of their top wideout, and it paid off. Antonio Brown's savvy play in the waning moments in Pittsburgh topped Week 16's Top "Performance Moments of the Week," presented by Bridgestone.

Brown caught a Ben Roethlisberger pass just shy of the end zone near the middle of the field. The clock-saving option of going out of bounds was not available. The 186-pound wide receiver was immediately converged by three Ravens defenders at the 1-yard line.

After bracing the initial contact, however, Brown stretched his arm out, crossed the white plane and created a frenzy of thousands of yellow towels. The will of one man bested the strength of three opponents, handing the Steelers the AFC North crown.

He finished the contest with 10 grabs on 11 targets for 96 yards and a score, and one potential career-defining play.

Also on the countdown: Defensive lineman Dontari Poe elicits Tim Tebow comparisons for the first time in his life with this epic jump pass. ... The Broncos had a difficult time "Catching (up to) Kelce" on this 80-yard catch and scamper. .. I had a strong Thielen that this catch by the Vikings wideout would grace this list.

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