Sean McVay won't let Aaron Donald forget that missed fumble
NFL on FOX pairs the failed scoop with a laughing coach's account of Donald avoiding eye contact afterward.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 242,879 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (17,406).
Sean McVay was all of us when Aaron Donald missed this fumble #Rams #NFL #football #AaronDonald
"Oh man, I'm going to give him such a hard time about that," Sean McVay says at the podium, already laughing.
The reason arrives in the game footage: a loose football, Aaron Donald reaching for the scoop, and the ball going out of bounds instead. McVay describes a defender thinking about a touchdown before the opportunity slips away. The sideline encounter afterward gives the coach another detail to enjoy: Donald couldn't even make eye contact with him.
NFL on FOX's Short drew about 243,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly 17,000 for a usual Short on the channel. It turns the missed recovery into a little two-part comedy: first the play, then the coach who has no intention of letting it pass without comment.
In the comments, viewers discuss the touchdown that might have been. Some suggest putting Donald on offense to get him into the end zone, while another recalls anticipating a score as the ball came loose.
McVay's final word is more forgiving than his opening promise: "At least we can laugh about it right now, right Sarah?"
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What viewers say
Lets put him on offense so he finally gets his touchdown
@UNC5CrownSee it on YouTubeI was screaming when I thought he was about to score 😂he said before that he really wants to score a TD
@TatchEmAllSee it on YouTubeGet him in the end zone Coach! No touchdowns ever??
@9ClearskiesSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- NFL on FOX
- Subscribers
- 286,000 ▲ 3,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 13,522,781
- Channel views, pace per day
- 4,750,364 (on a normal day: 1,681,213)
- Video published
- November 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 279,659 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 247,456
The numbers
The missed-fumble clip drew an unusually large first-day audience for NFL on FOX's Shorts, with a busier comment section too.
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Where did Aaron Donald play college football?
Donald played for the Pittsburgh Panthers before the Rams selected him in the 2014 NFL Draft.


