Unnecessary ruff-ness. 🏈😱😂 A video posted by HighlightHub™ | Sports Videos (@highlighthub) on Dec 6, 2016 at 4:28pm PST Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- It seems that man's best friend, playing a round of backyard football with his young master, took the game a little too seriously and pulled off a pro-level tackle. The video, posted to Instagram by HighlightHub, shows a young boy wearing what appears to be a Troy Polamalu No. 43 Pittsburgh Steelers jersey running to catch a football. Advertisement The boy executes an impressive catch, but he has only started to run when he meets with a defender -- the family pooch. The dog expertly sweeps the boy off his feet, causing him to fumble the ball, which the dog then recovers. The play was branded "unnecessary ruff-ness" in the video's description. First down! Read More Texas pit bull puppy tries to clean up his own mess Man punches kangaroo to save dog from headlock in Australian outback 'Houdini' dog brought to shelter after escaping capture for two years