Rico Dowdle has been a bright spot in the Carolina Panthers , as he's been a consistent running back for the offense. He's flashing once again in Week 9 against the Green Bay Packers after recording two touchdowns through three quarters of play. Unfortunately, his hilarious “Key and Peele” themed touchdown celebration led to a costly penalty for his team.

After recording his second score of the day, the 27-year-old rusher and his teammates did the infamous pumps celebration from a “Key and Peele” skit where the referee called a penalty for the player thrusting his hips too many times. Turns out, that's a real thing, as the officials flagged Dowdle after two pumps, per Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. The penalty pushed the PAT attempt back, which ended up being a miss.

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