The Detroit Lions unveiled a new touchdown celebration during Sunday’s game in Munich against the New England Patriots, an apparent reference to the “Human Centipede” body horror film franchise.
Amon-Ra St. Brown scored his second touchdown in the third quarter to extend Detroit’s lead to 28-3. He then dropped to his hands and knees. Teammate Isaac TeSlaa then joined him, with his helmet aligned with St. Brown’s rear end. Several other teammates followed suit as they crawled forward in unison.
The celebration appeared to be a reference to the “Human Centipede” trilogy of films, a notorious horror franchise that features a German doctor sewing victims together with one person’s mouth stuck to another’s unlikely soul’s rear.
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“The Lions just did a ‘Human Centipede’ TD celebration and I’m not sure where else we go as a society,” NFL podcaster Dan Hanzus said on social media.
The films, directed by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six, feature more grotesque displays as the controversial franchise continued. The first film was released in 2009, with a third and final film debuting in 2015.
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