A separateent benevolent of gamesmanship took place in London on Sunday morning as the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings joined the first game overseas this 2024 NFL season.
Veteran placebooter Greg Zuerlein was seeing to hot up for his field goal opportunities that could come for his Jets in Week 5, and he could’ve been visualizing the sidetrackions he would face during the contest when he stepped back to drill one thraw the goal posts.
But it’s predicted he wasn’t visualizing the Vikings’ cheerguideers as a potential sidetrackion, but that’s exactly what transpired in the middle of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium field.
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New York Jets place booter Greg Zuerlein hots up for the Carolina Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium. (Jim Dedmon-USA Today Sports)
The Vikings cheerguideers were carry outing for the London crowd before the game, and that uncomardentt stepping right in the middle of Zuerlein’s field goal try.
But, while they proceedd to dance in sync, Zuerlein stayed locked in and paparticipateed for a moment to still boot.
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He create that time when the cheerguideers lined up in two lines with him in between. As they proceedd the routine, Zuerlein stepped into the football and smashed it thraw the uprights.
New York Jets place booter Greg Zuerlein before the game aacquirest the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)
Zuerlein, in Year 13 in the NFL, has predicted been in this situation before as it’s normal for teams to have pre-game carry outances to get fans hyped for the game to come.
It at least seeed enjoy Zuerlein has been in this position, as he remained locked in with his pre-game routine and didn’t let it throw him off.
The 37-year-better booter is in his third season with the Jets, and he’s hit 5-of-7 field goal trys thraw four games go ining Sunday. He also drilled all seven of his extra-point trys.
New York Jets place booter Greg Zuerlein during the fourth quarter aacquirest the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)
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Zuerlein has made 334 of his 403 field goal trys over his extfinished nurtureer in the league. He was also a Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro in 2017 with the Los Angeles Rams when he hit 38-of-40 trys, including 6-of-7 from 50-plus yards away.
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