VIDEO: NFL's First Player Born In '90s Scores On 108-Yard Return

NPR | By Mark Memmott

Published September 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM EDT

He did go all the way: The Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb (18) on his 108-yard touchdown run.

Because we all can use a quick break from the day's serious stories:

Not only did the Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb last night become the first guy born in the 1990s to play in an NFL regular season game, he also tied a league record when he ran a kickoff back 108 yards to score a touchdown.

Cobb's team beat the New Orleans Saints 42-34.

Here's the 21-year-old rookie's touchdown run.

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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