ARLINGTON, Texas – A day after New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas has taken a Joe Horn flip phone, Tennessee Titans security star, Kevin Byard celebrated a first-quarter interception against the Dallas Cowboys with a new nod to history.

Byard, whose eight interceptions were tied as the league's best player in 2017, pushed quarterback Dak Prescott into the end zone in 3:37 to play in the first quarter. Prescott was trying to connect with receiver Amari Cooper, who had signed his first touchdown with the team during the previous double-cover training.

Byard then ran to the Cowboys star in the midfield of AT & T Stadium. He began dancing with defensive tackle Jurrell Casey before Cowboys cornerback Byron Jones pushed him back.

Playing in Dallas in 2000, former San Francisco 49ers receiver Terrell Owens celebrated a touchdown with the same weapons while basking on the star.

Owens, who would play a few years later for Dallas, then celebrated his second touchdown of the day after Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith ran to midfield on his own score.

When Owens hit the ball as was Smith, Cowboys safety, George Teague, leveled the receiver and set off a clash between the two teams. Teague was sent off and Owens was sanctioned for taunting, but his coach, Steve Mariucci, of the 49ers, subsequently suspended him for a match.

Owens was quick to recognize Byard's gesture, saying on Twitter: "I feel like I've seen this before."

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