Everyone knows the rule on kickoffs in football that on a touchback, the opposing team gets the ball at the 20-yard line. This usually involves the referees retrieving the ball from the end zone and placing it on the 20-yard line.
However, on Sunday in Denver, during an NFL playoff game between the Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers, the ball found its way to the 20-yard line with some divine intervention. A kickoff by Broncos kicker Matt Prater bounced off the crossbar of the goalpost, rolled back into the field of play and stopped exactly on the 20-yard line.
Just like Prater planned it. Yeah, right. Seriously, though, to hit the crossbar and have the ball roll precisely to the 20-yard line like it did, the odds of that happening again have to be at least one in 10 million. Prater may want to think about playing the lottery this week.
Denver Kicker Matt Prater Opening Kickoff Hits Crossbar, Lands At 20-Yard Line [Outside the Boxscore]
However, on Sunday in Denver, during an NFL playoff game between the Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers, the ball found its way to the 20-yard line with some divine intervention. A kickoff by Broncos kicker Matt Prater bounced off the crossbar of the goalpost, rolled back into the field of play and stopped exactly on the 20-yard line.
Just like Prater planned it. Yeah, right. Seriously, though, to hit the crossbar and have the ball roll precisely to the 20-yard line like it did, the odds of that happening again have to be at least one in 10 million. Prater may want to think about playing the lottery this week.
Denver Kicker Matt Prater Opening Kickoff Hits Crossbar, Lands At 20-Yard Line [Outside the Boxscore]
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