VINE: NFL fans jump to conclusion after quarterback punches glove in touchdown celebration

Is it a bird? Is it a glove?

It's a glove. Clearly a glove. During Monday Night Football, Phillip Rivers threw a delightful touchdown pass to give his San Diego Chargers a 17-10 lead. Then everybody lost their s**t. In celebration of the touchdown, Rivers punched the air and made contact with something that quite a few people believed to be a little bird who had flitted down to the field to give a cheery hello to the players. https://twitter.com/basedberny/status/653772632584687616 https://twitter.com/ThomasKirkman1/status/653768648327340032 https://twitter.com/NA_Colosimo/status/653777256695906304 https://twitter.com/wild_Native1225/status/653828249202495488 https://twitter.com/KENNotBeStopped/status/653808468038676480 For those eagle-eyed viewers who took a breath, though, it was pretty obvious that it was the quarterback's glove that he had flicked into the air and punched. Birdpuncher is a hell of a nickname to get tagged with and it's clear that Rivers doesn't deserve it. We're not saying that he's never punched a bird but we are saying that he didn't punch a bird this time.