Martavis Bryant secures freakish touchdown catch against Cincinnati Bengals

THERE is a reason this NFL receiver is nicknamed “The Alien”, pulling off a catch even Odell Beckham Jr was impressed with.

Martavis Bryant, Dre Kirkpatrick

MARTAVIS Bryant is known by his teammates as “The Alien”. Now we know why.

Midway through the third quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers away game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Bryant lit up Paul Brown Stadium with a frontrunner for touchdown catch of the year.

The Steelers wide receiver took a 10-yard pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, catching it over his head before fumbling and regathering with a front somersault for the touchdown.

There's a reason Martavis Bryant's nickname is "Alien." This somersault TD catch is pure insanity. #PITvsCIN https://t.co/nswMny6nxq

— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2016

Fans drew a likeness to the catch widely considered as one of the best touchdown grabs of all time — Odell Beckham Jr’s one-handed take against the Dallas Cowboys in November 2014.

Even Beckham himself couldn’t help but tip his hat at the effort.

@ThaBestUNO 👀👀👀 cut tht out!

— Odell Beckham Jr (@OBJ_3) January 10, 2016

What a play

— Odell Beckham Jr (@OBJ_3) January 10, 2016

Originally published as Martavis Bryant secures freakish touchdown catch against Cincinnati Bengals