Ghost Rider
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Scott Norwood in Super Bowl XXV.
Gary Anderson in the 1998 NFC title game.
What else?
Gary Anderson in the 1998 NFC title game.
What else?
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Most famous field goal misses of all-time (1 Viewer)
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Captain Hook
Footballguy
WIDE RIGHT!
Captain Fantastic
Footballguy
Probably a great debate regarding the most famous field goals of all time (the other side of the coin), but the most famous MISS just has to be Norwood, wide right. The other missed FGs are all competing for the deuce.
Poor Norwood.
(Poor Bills fans.)
Poor Norwood.
(Poor Bills fans.)
adrenaline
Footballguy
This is the one I thought of when I read the title.
nysportsfan
Footballguy
Doug Brien?
Uwe Friggin Von Schamann missed 2 crtical FG's in the greatest game ever played. He could have been a hero....instead he is a joke in Dolphins history.
I was 11 years old..And I was in the Orange Bowl as a witness. It was gut wrenching!!!
Scott Norwood though is number one.
I was 11 years old..And I was in the Orange Bowl as a witness. It was gut wrenching!!!
Scott Norwood though is number one.
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PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
He got two blocked. Did he also miss two others?
He sucked. He got no lift at all on the kicks. Insane how bad those kicks were of his foot. I am bitter. Even if it was all not his fault.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
It was 1983 and the Lions were in their 26th year without winning a playoff game. The Lions are losing 24-23 to the 49ers. Gary Danielson, who had thrown 5 picks, drove the Lions down the field. Eddie Murray tried a 47 yard FG and barely missed to the right. It looked like it was going to hook inside and flattened out and missed. I will never forget Monte Clark on the sidelines praying right before the kick.
That was the single most devastating loss by the Lions in my lifetime.
That was the single most devastating loss by the Lions in my lifetime.
Winning IS Everything
Footballguy
This was my first thought too. They made a movie about it after all, starring Jim Carrey....... LOL LOL
Voodoo Rage
Footballguy
That's the first thing that came to my mind and it took me reading the thread to remember that it was from a movie...
nysportsfan
Footballguy
Nate Kaeding returned the favor some years later.
beerbarron
Footballguy
What about blocked kicks??
hutchins929
Footballguy
It wasn't a huge game so it's not a big deal but last season Jason Hanson went down with an injury. Jim Schwartz sends out Ndamukong Suh to kick. I think it was an extra point though. It would have won the game for the Lions, against the Jets. but the miss put the game into overtime were the Jets won.
sihaokills
Footballguy
stugnut
Footballguy
Yep, was the first thing I thought of. "OH MY GOD, HOW COULD HE DO THAT!?!"
Anonymous Internet User
Footballguy
for Texans fans, Kris Brown has had some doozies
Amazing team. Hipple was QB most the season and had a stellar 64 QB rating. How they made the playoffs and came that close to beating a good 49er team was incredible. Billy Sims was fun to watch. One of the most under-rated backs, IMHO.
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Footballguy
Yes it was an extra point but it happened in the 3rd quarter so you can't say for sure that it would have "won" the game for the Lions. (The Jets probably would have just gone for 2 after their next TD).
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Best part about that one was, Pittsburgh called a timeout right before the kick. Vanderjerk looks over to Cowher and points at him as if to say "I can't be iced!" He then proceeds to kick it somewhere in the vicinity of Albuquerque. 
Such a loser.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
ReggieHammond
Footballguy
IIRC Anderson was 100% for the season before that miss which added to the drama.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Positively correct. As such, as much as I hate the word, how can that be called anything but a CHOKE?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-3DDFGvnII
39-yarder basically straight away. Perfect conditions indoors on the carpet. 7-point lead.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Anderson's miss was rough, but they still had a 7-point lead. It's not his fault that:
-The defense then allowed the Falcons to come down and tie the game.
-Green and Billick decided to knee on the ball with 30 seconds left instead of seeing if their record-setting offense could win the game in regulation.
-Cunningham overthrew a wide open Randy Moss on the first possession of OT (Moss had the DB beat by 5-10 yards and would have moonwalked into the end zone for the win).
-The defense then allowed the winning drive.
Yes, the miss was brutal, but blaming the loss all on him, like a lot of people did and still do, didn't seem fair.
Besides, they weren't gonna beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl anyway.
-The defense then allowed the Falcons to come down and tie the game.
-Green and Billick decided to knee on the ball with 30 seconds left instead of seeing if their record-setting offense could win the game in regulation.
-Cunningham overthrew a wide open Randy Moss on the first possession of OT (Moss had the DB beat by 5-10 yards and would have moonwalked into the end zone for the win).
-The defense then allowed the winning drive.
Yes, the miss was brutal, but blaming the loss all on him, like a lot of people did and still do, didn't seem fair.
Besides, they weren't gonna beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl anyway.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I feel cheated as a football fan that I didn't get to see that matchup in the Super Bowl.That would have been a f'n amazing game.Besides, they weren't gonna beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl anyway.
Lash
Footballguy
what about a missed hold?
Romo...
and to the above Kiffen highlight i have one just as good ...
2009, down 12-10 to eventual natl champ Alabama, the Vols were dominating the line of scrimmage in the 4th quarter and bowling over the best DLine in NCAA run after run after run and got to Bama 27 yard line with 48 seconds left and a 1st down with 3 timeouts ... Kiffen proceeded to run the clock down for a last second field goal FROM THAT SPOT by a kicker already blocked one series earlier and of course this one was blocked too and the rest is history
asked by a reporter after the game why when he had ALL of the momentum and the Bama DLine completely gassed that he didnt try to gain 10-20 more yards and his comment ... "Well our guys had worked so hard to get a chance for the game-winning field goal i didnt want to fumble the ball and not get a kick at it"
what a loser
Romo...
and to the above Kiffen highlight i have one just as good ...
2009, down 12-10 to eventual natl champ Alabama, the Vols were dominating the line of scrimmage in the 4th quarter and bowling over the best DLine in NCAA run after run after run and got to Bama 27 yard line with 48 seconds left and a 1st down with 3 timeouts ... Kiffen proceeded to run the clock down for a last second field goal FROM THAT SPOT by a kicker already blocked one series earlier and of course this one was blocked too and the rest is history
asked by a reporter after the game why when he had ALL of the momentum and the Bama DLine completely gassed that he didnt try to gain 10-20 more yards and his comment ... "Well our guys had worked so hard to get a chance for the game-winning field goal i didnt want to fumble the ball and not get a kick at it"
what a loser
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I remember a Dallas/Philly MNF game in the 90s where Dallas came back from 12 down to lead 20-19 late and the Eagles blew a chip shot FG at the buzzer by blowing the snap or the hold or something. I remember that so well because I had big bucks on Under 41 in that game and the blown FG saved me.
Edit: Actually, I think it was 21-20 and the Under was 42 or 43.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Are the Samurai Gods against punctuation marks?
hutchins929
Footballguy
Never fails... Every time, I come across one of those long sentences. I always hear a nagging housewife's voice in my head.Canadian Content
Footballguy
Don't forget the one he missed in the Miami playoff game in 2000 as well.... for the most accurate kicker of all time...... he sure wasn't clutch.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
This was not a successful field goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdX1rdLcTk8
Rackers' kick that prompted "They Are Who We Thought They Were!" is on the list.
Rackers' kick that prompted "They Are Who We Thought They Were!" is on the list.
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
This isn't the most famous by any means but I still remember watching Hester return the short FG against the Giants:
Stinkin Ref
IBL Representative
as a Chief fan....1995....13-3 regular season....8 wins in division....undefeated at home....
"A week later in Kansas City, the Colts were expected to go down again, but thanks to five missed Field Goalss from Chiefs Kicker Lynn Elliot, the Colts pulled out a 10-7 win to advance to the AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh."
think it might have only been 3, including a short one at the end of regulation, but this link said 5 and it makes a better story.....
that loss still haunts me......
"A week later in Kansas City, the Colts were expected to go down again, but thanks to five missed Field Goalss from Chiefs Kicker Lynn Elliot, the Colts pulled out a 10-7 win to advance to the AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh."
think it might have only been 3, including a short one at the end of regulation, but this link said 5 and it makes a better story.....
that loss still haunts me......
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dgreen
Footballguy
'Raider Nation said:I feel cheated as a football fan that I didn't get to see that matchup in the Super Bowl.That would have been a f'n amazing game.'Ghost Rider said:Besides, they weren't gonna beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl anyway.
That and an 85 Dolphins-Bears SB would have been amazing.
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
I have to post this because it still makes me laugh.. I know it is an extra point but still
To add some more to this story - Dempsey's kick changed the course of NFL history:
1. The aforementioned OJ pick.
2. OJ was traded to SF at end of career for a 1,2+.
3. The 2nd became Joe Cribbs, the 1st Tom Cousineau.
4. Cous refused to play for Buffalo and signed with the CFL.
5. BUF traded his rights to CLE for their 1983 1st.
6. BUF selects Jim Kelly with CLE 1.14.
All from Tom Dempsey's amazing and horrific FG.
1. The aforementioned OJ pick.
2. OJ was traded to SF at end of career for a 1,2+.
3. The 2nd became Joe Cribbs, the 1st Tom Cousineau.
4. Cous refused to play for Buffalo and signed with the CFL.
5. BUF traded his rights to CLE for their 1983 1st.
6. BUF selects Jim Kelly with CLE 1.14.
All from Tom Dempsey's amazing and horrific FG.
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
So basically, if Dempsey misses that kick, Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman are still alive today. Wow.
Trizzler
Footballguy
Basically switch Carney and Dempsey, and the entire history of the Saints franchise would look a lot different.It wasn't on the professional level, but the double shank-job by Kyle Brontzman last year against Nevada could be considered two of the costliest bad kicks ever. All he had to do was make either one and Boise would have played in the Rose Bowl without a doubt. Instead, they ended up in the Las Vegas bowl, earning a paycheck roughly $17 million less.
kylechoffman
Footballguy
Nate Kaeding - Playoff blunder
- 2005 Missed FG playoff loss to Jets
- 2006 Missed 54 yd FG to tie the game against the Pats at home
- 2007 Missed FQ against both Ten and Indy but won both
- 2010 missed 3 FGS against Jets and lost 17-14
Bolts need a postseason kicker.
- 2005 Missed FG playoff loss to Jets
- 2006 Missed 54 yd FG to tie the game against the Pats at home
- 2007 Missed FQ against both Ten and Indy but won both
- 2010 missed 3 FGS against Jets and lost 17-14
Bolts need a postseason kicker.
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