NFL Fans Were Amazed by Cam Ward's Scramble Drill for First NFL Touchdown

Liam McKeone | Sep 14, 2025

Cam Ward scored his first professional touchdown in style. / NFL on CB

Cam Ward's NFL career began last week with a Titans loss to the Broncos. He had to wait until Week 2 to score his first touchdown—and it was a doozy.

The Titans hosted the Rams and were down 10-3 late in the second quarter. Ward led the offense down the field and faced a third-and-goal from the nine-yard line. Ward dropped back to pass and ended up in a scramble drill, sprinting out of the pocket and rolling out towards his team's sideline. He was running out of room when Ward saw fellow rookie Elic Ayomanor running towards the far end of the end zone.

Ward then heaved up a crazy pass that Ayomanor pulled down to record the first touchdown for both him and Ward. It was wild.

WE GOT 5 ON IT‼️ @Cameron7Ward to @elicayomanor for their first career TDs!

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— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) September 14, 2025

Ward's touchdown had fans in a frenzy.

that has to be the best first career td pass ever

— DK (@dk0321_) September 14, 2025

He’s that dude ! https://t.co/ExNIzcHauL

— Cameron Curry (@CamCaneGaming) September 14, 2025

Dude is special. Outrageous talent https://t.co/knf54mk6ed

— Certified Boogeyman (@MagiQ1911) September 14, 2025

I would simply die for this man https://t.co/MgsIZQjnfK

— Ben Maurer (@_bennythejet96) September 14, 2025

D1FFERENT https://t.co/zGJUkbqBCu

— seem9k (@seem9k_) September 14, 2025

Both are going to be phenomenal players for a long time.

— Castor Troy (@CastorTroyInc) September 14, 2025

This dude amazing dawg https://t.co/2eDpN13Q2A

— JG3🐐 (@Joe_thagreat2) September 14, 2025

My goodness https://t.co/KPQ7oLlcam

— Billy (@BillyMadison69a) September 14, 2025

In the books Ward's first touchdown will simply be recorded as a nine-yard touchdown pass. But the play was obviously much more than that. Next Gen Stats noted the horizontal distance between Ward and Ayomanor when the pass was thrown was absurd.

The horizontal distance between Cam Ward and Elic Ayomanor from pass to catch was 30.4 yards, the longest such distance on a touchdown pass on the run (8+ mph) in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).

🔹 Ward Speed: 11.03 mph
🔹 Air Distance: 42.3 yards

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— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 14, 2025

An awesome play. Not a bad start to what could be a fruitful NFL career filled with touchdown passes for Ward.

What's more, Ward was able to get the offense back in range for a field goal after scoring the TD and the Titans entered halftime up 13-10 on the favored Rams.

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