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USA Today: 10 worst missed FGs in Playoff History

Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 7:25 am
Parkey’s is #10, you can guess who was #1. Opinions appreciated.
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I'd move Walsh and Kaeding up to 3 and 4  
jeff57 : 1/7/2019 7:34 am : link
Hard to argue with the first two.
Always thought Norwood got a bad rap  
BillT : 1/7/2019 7:35 am : link
47 yards, outdoors on grass was never better than a 50/50 proposition for most any kicker back them. That was in the ‘80s when anything past 45 yards was considered a very long kick.
Personally I put #3 and 4 each up a spot and  
bhill410 : 1/7/2019 7:39 am : link
Gary Anderson’s down to 4. Fact is they were for survival, Anderson was up a td.
RE: Always thought Norwood got a bad rap  
Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 7:47 am : link
In comment 14251681 BillT said:
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47 yards, outdoors on grass was never better than a 50/50 proposition for most any kicker back them. That was in the ‘80s when anything past 45 yards was considered a very long kick.


Iirc, wasn’t Norwood something like 1-6 on grass from that distance coming into the game?

Walsh morning missed a...  
bw in dc : 1/7/2019 7:50 am : link
27 yarder at home to win the game. Just a total chip shot.

That has to be higher based on the success rate at that distance.
Thinking about it  
jeff57 : 1/7/2019 7:53 am : link
Parkey's should be higher.
Now they’re showing clips that Parkey’s kick  
Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 8:03 am : link
was partially blocked. If so, than his miss wouldn’t be as egegious, imv
Don Chandler’s OT  
Pepe LePugh : 1/7/2019 8:12 am : link
Kick, 1965. Colts against Packers for pre SB championship. Oh, wait. Refs called it good.
RE: Don Chandler’s OT  
Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 8:18 am : link
In comment 14251703 Pepe LePugh said:
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Kick, 1965. Colts against Packers for pre SB championship. Oh, wait. Refs called it good.


That’s a GREAT recall..Obviously, I was a big DC fan when he was with us, but that kick was unquestionably no good, imv
BB56  
Pepe LePugh : 1/7/2019 8:27 am : link
Not just your view. Chandler agrees. NFL agreed and extended height of goal posts and repositioned refs after that. It was on the frozen tundra. I think refs were cold and wanted to end it.
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Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 8:29 am : link
In comment 14251713 Pepe LePugh said:
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Not just your view. Chandler agrees. NFL agreed and extended height of goal posts and repositioned refs after that. It was on the frozen tundra. I think refs were cold and wanted to end it.


Did he? I’m blanking on that
Well, that one last night was pretty bad  
exiled : 1/7/2019 8:29 am : link
Since one of the Eagles got a hand on it, it’s not on the kicker, but the miss in that situation is about as bad as it gets. That sucked last night.
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Pepe LePugh : 1/7/2019 8:40 am : link
In comment 14251718 Big Blue '56 said:
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Not just your view. Chandler agrees. NFL agreed and extended height of goal posts and repositioned refs after that. It was on the frozen tundra. I think refs were cold and wanted to end it.



Did he? I’m blanking on that

Chandler looked away and hung his head as kick was in the air. I think I saw an article where he said he thought it was a miss.
Hand  
jeff57 : 1/7/2019 8:51 am : link
Don't know if it was the blocker's fault or the kick started too low. What made it worse is him making the kick originally.
Guess the Giants/Niners  
upstatenyg : 1/7/2019 9:03 am : link
Non kick and subsequent NFL announcement that they made a mistake doesnt make the list since didn't kick it?

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jeff57 : 1/7/2019 9:07 am : link
In comment 14251726 Pepe LePugh said:
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Not just your view. Chandler agrees. NFL agreed and extended height of goal posts and repositioned refs after that. It was on the frozen tundra. I think refs were cold and wanted to end it.



Did he? I’m blanking on that


Chandler looked away and hung his head as kick was in the air. I think I saw an article where he said he thought it was a miss.


Wasn't it foggy also.
RE: Well, that one last night was pretty bad  
MetsAreBack : 1/7/2019 9:10 am : link
In comment 14251719 exiled said:
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Since one of the Eagles got a hand on it, it’s not on the kicker, but the miss in that situation is about as bad as it gets. That sucked last night.


Unless the line didn't block anyone I don't understand that a partially tipped kick isn't on the kicker.... it's not like this was a 50 yarder.... it's a kickers job to get height on his kick too
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BillKo : 1/7/2019 10:11 am : link
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Since one of the Eagles got a hand on it, it’s not on the kicker, but the miss in that situation is about as bad as it gets. That sucked last night.



Unless the line didn't block anyone I don't understand that a partially tipped kick isn't on the kicker.... it's not like this was a 50 yarder.... it's a kickers job to get height on his kick too


Absolutely.

There wasn't any deep penetration thru the line.

That's an average range kick these days, kicker needs to get the height on it or it's on him.

Love how the pundits can't simply admit the Eagles won a game on a missed kick, has to be something they did to cause it LOL
Very close:  
FatMan in Charlotte : 1/7/2019 10:13 am : link
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Iirc, wasn’t Norwood something like 1-6 on grass from that distance coming into the game?


He was 1-7
And Norwood was a Matt Bahr type kicker  
Greg from LI : 1/7/2019 10:37 am : link
Considered automatic on 40 yards and in but without much range. They're pretty much extinct now, but there used to be a fair number of guys like that. It was a kick that was simply out of Norwood's ability to make consistently.

Honestly, if the teams had been reversed, I wouldn't have been overly confident of Bahr hitting the same kick. He was only 5-9 on 40-49 yard kicks that year.
Didn’t Matt Bahr miss a critical kick in the early (?) ‘80s  
Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 10:52 am : link
while with Cleveland that caused them a playoff spot?
Sheesh,  
Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 10:53 am : link
caused=cost
Don't have to open the link to know #1 is  
Beer Man : 1/7/2019 10:53 am : link
"Scott Norwood, wide-right"
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Big Blue '56 : 1/7/2019 10:58 am : link
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Not just your view. Chandler agrees. NFL agreed and extended height of goal posts and repositioned refs after that. It was on the frozen tundra. I think refs were cold and wanted to end it.



Did he? I’m blanking on that


Chandler looked away and hung his head as kick was in the air. I think I saw an article where he said he thought it was a miss.



Wasn't it foggy also.


Yup, that’s how I remember it. The “Tom Matte” game
Key Components (in my view):  
teso56 : 1/7/2019 12:18 pm : link
1) Ease of kick
2) Would team have DEFINITELY WON if kick made
3) Pain for fanbase and team

Based on above the Walsh kick and Brien kicks should be higher.

1 and 2 are correct.
Imagine how history would remember Tynes  
mfsd : 1/7/2019 12:32 pm : link
Had he not been able to nail the game winner in our ice bowl win in Green Bay in January 2008.

Brutal conditions would always be a mitigating factor of course, but he went from goat to hero with one legendary kick
the more painful part  
upstatenyg : 1/7/2019 12:37 pm : link
is that apparently he sucked during the season, missed and hit up rights ranking him 31 of 32 teams. The fact that they didn't solidify this during the season is a shame.

Seattle fans have a right to bitch also since there was no reliable back up for Janakowski on Sun, they couldn't kick XP's or even have a chance for the on sides kick.

Kickers are an important part of the equation.

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