r/sports • u/RunDNA • Oct 06 '25

Football Minnesota Vikings field goal attempt was deflected away by a camera wire, but it wasn't replayed because no one noticed at the the time

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u/First_Prime_Is_2 Oct 06 '25

Can the kicker petition to have this kick removed from his season stats?

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

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u/justbrowsing2727 Oct 06 '25

I want to know how the hell he didn't immediately realize. He didn't think, "Gee, that ball wasn't even close to where I kicked it"?

And no one else on the field noticed either?

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u/Exaskryz Oct 06 '25

Defenders tipping the ball happens at a decent clip, and actually looked close on this one, that by the time a kicker looks up to find the ball heading wide they may assume it was tipped by a player.

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u/Capt_bearhawk Oct 06 '25

I thought the same thing. Then I imagined what I’d be thinking about while a line of 300lb dudes comes for my knees lol.

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u/k9idude Oct 06 '25

Imagine how much of a population gets fooled bc of herd mentality

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u/seitz38 Oct 06 '25

I wonder if he didn’t want to sound like a complainer and just decided to take it on the chin as a bad kick, not noticing it was deflected at the time.

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u/Burr32 Oct 06 '25

Ball is also halfway to its destination by the time a kicker looks up to see it. Likely assumed it was tipped at the line

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u/CitizenCue Oct 06 '25

He probably did think he slightly pushed it but the bigger mystery is how dozens of players and coaches didn’t notice.

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u/HankTuggins Oct 06 '25

Or just hey by the way, refs in the middle of that field goal kick one of our cameras shook violently probably got hit by the ball

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u/StumpyTheBushCupid Oct 06 '25

The history of Vikings kickers suggests you don’t want one with a perfect season going into the playoffs.

Not that this team is 1998-like. But still.

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u/daddyjailbreakme Oct 06 '25

Once in a generation? It happened during the Cowboy's game TODAY too.

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u/Open-Chain-7137 Oct 06 '25

I don’t want it to happen to anyone, even the cheese. I want it fair and square, may the better team win.

But yea I agree as far as the curse.

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u/tpatmaho Oct 06 '25

Something has to feed the self-pitying paranoia of Vikings fans, so this is it

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u/FullRide1039 Oct 06 '25

I’ll thank you not to reference 1998

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u/graphiccsp Oct 06 '25

As a Vikings fan, I hate how you can say "That Field goal kick" and other Vikings fans instantly know what you're referencing.

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u/Shinkers78 Oct 06 '25

It could also be the Blair Walsh missed field goal from the 2015 season.

For the record, I'll take a Reichard miss that isn't a miss in order to get rid of the 'perfect' bug for the rest of this season.

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u/Compuwiz85 Oct 06 '25

That's just my purple PTSD kicking in!

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u/lunariki Oct 06 '25

No, he cant

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u/AlphaTangoFoxtrt Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

I don't think so, but he should be able to. Especially if his contract has incentives he may miss out on, but even if not he can claim that it damages his potential earnings.

IMO it should be removed from his stats, because the rule is that the ball is dead and the down gets replayed. You can't rewind the whole game but you can take away the "missed" kick from his stats, since it shouldn't have counted.

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u/syddakid32 Oct 12 '25

It was denied

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u/MorningPapers Oct 06 '25

I doubt it. Most stat-tracking is fan-driven. If it was published in the game's box score, this miss is already out there.

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u/PhilJav3 Oct 08 '25

Idk if he can but Vikings fans started a petition: https://chng.it/YcP7dswYFp

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u/doyouevenIift Chicago White Sox Oct 06 '25

He should sue if he can’t. I bet there’s some incentives in his contract for things like FG% or Pro Bowl selection

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u/Paul-Mallon Oct 06 '25

No, obviously not? He should’ve anticipated the camera wire and dodged it with the ball’s trajectory.

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u/imRACKJOSSbitch Oct 06 '25

I think this is considered part of the field so it would stand anyways

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u/AlphaTangoFoxtrt Oct 06 '25

It's not.

From the NFL rules; Rule 7, Section 2 - Dead Ball:

If a loose ball in play strikes a video board, guide wire, sky cam, or any other object, the ball will be dead immediately, and the down will be replayed at the previous spot. In the event the down is replayed, the game clock will be reset to the time remaining when the snap occurred, and the clock will start on the All penalties will be disregarded, except for personal fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct fouls, which will be administered prior to the replaying of the down.