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Dog pulls off savage tackle in game of backyard football

By Ben Hooper

Unnecessary ruff-ness. 🏈😱😂

A video posted by HighlightHub™ | Sports Videos (@highlighthub) on

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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.

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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.

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