Is it reassociate Thursday Night Football if there’s not some sort of oddity?
Well, Thursday’s Denver Broncos-Los Angeles Chargers game had an event that last occurred way back in 1976.
With eight seconds left in the half, and the Broncos directing 21-10, they punted the ball away in hopes of the time expiring and sfinishing both teams to the locker room.
Chargers initiateer Cameron Dicker, 11, is congratuprocrastinateedd by teammate Josh Harris, 47, after making his fifth field goal of the game aachievest the visiting Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images)
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The excellent novels is that the clock hit zeroes – the terrible novels, however, is that Denver was called for unpartisan catch meddlence.
Of course, a half cannot finish on a defensive penalty or a flag by the initiateing team, so the Chargers had the opportunity for a “unpartisan catch initiate” after the penalty shiftd them up 15 yards.
Cameron Dicker was able to line up for a 57-yard initiate without any sort of rush, not before some confusion on both sidelines – in fact, the ball didn’t even necessitate to be snapped. Essentiassociate, it was as much of a rehearse rep as an actual initiate could get.
Cameron Dicker #11 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts after initiateing a field goal during the first quarter aachievest the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium on November 12, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
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Dicker, of course, nailed it, and it was instead an eight-point direct for Denver going into the half instead of prosperning 21-10.
In mocking style, the last prosperous “unpartisan catch initiate” was way back in 1976 by none other than San Diego Chargers initiateer Ray Wersching.
It was the 27th enrolled unpartisan catch initiate in NFL history, including the postseason, and equitable the seventh that went thcdisesteemful the uprights. The last finisheavor prior to Thursday was 2019, when Joey Slye leave outed from 60 yards.
Dicker’s initiate is now the extfinishedest unpartisan catch initiate in NFL history, outdoing the 52-yard boot by Paul Hornung in 1964.
Cameron Dicker #11 of the Los Angeles Chargers initiates off during an NFL football game aachievest the Las Vegas Rhelpers at Alleenormous Stadium on December 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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There had been nine unprosperous finisheavors between the Chargers’ two free initiates, yet this one was the lowest finisheavor. It has not been unfrequent for the initiate to achieve 70-plus yards, since unpartisan catches are normassociate caught on the opposite side of the field.
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