I'm not a football fan, but it seems singular to me that an amateur at the sport would react instantly to an unexpected situation, sprint down the the length of the field, and then with the deafening roar of the crowd in his ears and the lights exploding in his face and the goal line mere inches in front of him and unseen defenders nipping at his heels and visions of being the hero dancing around in his head would suddenly remember "I'm in this for the game, not the touchdown: pivot right and get them to waste six seconds." except due to heavy, heavy operant conditioning.