Sir Purr, the Carolina Panthers mascot is one of the least well known mascots in the game. Part of that is because of the franchise being so young, but I contend that he’s one of the best simply because of one day.

It was December of 1996 and the Carolina Panthers were playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 17 of the regular season. A second quarter punt from the Steelers hit on the four-yard line and bounced into the endzone. As it rolled towards the back of the endzone, Sir Purr pounced on the still live ball.

Whoever was in the suit took the cat’s love of all rolling things a little too far. It sounds insane, but here is the video evidence for your viewing pleasure:

Steelers head coach Bill Cowher laughed at the incident while referee Dick Hantak declared it a touchback. Hantak picked up the penalty flag and took a bit of time to lecture the Panthers mascot. The game ended with Sir Purr having one punt return for zero yards.