Cincinnati Bengals receiver and kick returner Dohnte Meyers opened the team's NFL Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins with an 81-yard kick return at Hard Rock Stadium.
Moments later, Tight end Mike Gesicki
scored the Bengals' first touchdown on a four-yard catch from quarterback Joe Burrow.
Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Mark Schlereth (analyst) were in the broadcast booth for Fox.
"Oh my goodness that's how you start a ballgame!" Collins said during the broadcast.
"What a dynamic start to this football game," Schlereth added.
"He gets his football number: 81 yards on the return!" Collins added.
In August, the Bengals shared a heartwarming video of wide receivers coach Troy Walters telling Meyers he made the team's 53-man roster.
On the Bengals' first offensive series of their final preseason game in Philadelphia, Meyers impressed while catching three Josh Johnson passes for 51 receiving yards.
"One of my favorite stories in the NFL right now," CBS color analyst Ross Tucker said during the broadcast. "He's got some serious quicks. We'll talk about him pretty much as long as he's in (this game). This is a guy that had to pay $100 to try out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. And this week he was getting reps with the 1s with Joe Burrow. I can't get enough of the Dohnte Meyers story."
Meyers also earned praise from teammate and starting quarterback Joe Burrow after the team's 16-14 preseason win against Detroit at Paycor Stadium.
The Dolphins entered the game with an 0-4 record this season, with an NFL-low 46 points scored this season. The Bengals entered with a 2-2 record.
Bengals receivers Ja'Marr Chase (concussion) and Tee Higgins (neck/groin) were active in Miami. Both were listed as questionable on the team's injury report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Watch: Dohnte Meyers opens Bengals-Dolphins with 81-yard kick return
