WATCH: Jimmy Garoppolo takes after Tom Brady with impressive block vs. Vikings

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Jan 11, 2020; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) interacts with the crowd before the start of the game against the Minnesota Vikings in a NFC Divisional Round playoff football game at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

On the rare occasion that Tom Brady ventures out to the perimeter for an open-field block, it almost instantly becomes a social media sensation, usually tongue-in-cheek.

But when his former backup Jimmy Garoppolo comes around the edge, it's the real deal. Watch as Jimmy G bulldozes Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr on this eight-yard Deebo Samuel reverse in Saturday's NFC divisional round game:

The effort nearly went for nothing. Samuel was stripped of the ball at the end of the play, and the Vikings recovered the fumble. But the ruling was overturned after replay review discovered his knee was down before fumbling.

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