Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin often says, “Two is a pattern.”

That’s part of why it was so baffling to see Colts receiver Adonai Mitchell fumble out of the end zone when he prematurely celebrated a touchdown in Sunday’s eventual loss to the Rams.

It wasn’t even a full calendar year ago when running back Jonathan Taylor did something eerily similar, dropping the ball in celebration on a long would-be touchdown. Instead of a 41-yard run for a score, replay showed it was instead a 40-yard run with a fumble out of the end zone for a touchback.

For Mitchell, instead of a 76-yard touchdown, he had a 75-yard catch and fumble for a touchback.

Mitchell was visibly frustrated for the rest of the game after making his mistake, telling reporters after the contest that it was “unacceptable.”

But

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