Posted on 01/01/2006 4:37:29 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Jan. 1, 2006) -- Doug Flutie added another oddity to his football résumé when he converted a drop kick in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots' game against the Miami Dolphins.
It was the league's first drop kick since the 1941 NFL championship game, according to the web site for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
With starting quarterback Tom Brady sitting out most of the season-ending game, backup Matt Cassel threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Tim Dwight to cut Miami's lead to 25-19 with 6:10 left in the game. Flutie, who was listed as the No. 3 QB, came in for the extra point and lined up at quarterback.
After a timeout, Flutie took the snap, dropped the ball and kicked it off a short hop through the uprights for one point. He ran off the field and embraced coach Bill Belichick.
According to the Hall of Fame site, Chicago's Ray "Scooter" McLean converted the last drop kick in the Bears' 37-9 victory against the New York Giants on Dec. 21, 1941.
I actually watched that play on live television. It was the first time I had ever heard of Doug Flutie.
You cant score on a punt through the uprights. The ball must touch the ground first, then be kicked through goal posts in order to score.
Yup... and here's an even more incredible sign of their depth... John David Booty, National HS Player of the Year for 2002, may never start a game for USC... He's played behind Palmer, Leinart, and may very well be playing behind Mark Sanchez for the next two years.
The purpose of a punt (kicking the ball before it touches the ground) is to give the ball to the other team farther away from the end zone.
When a team kicks to score (extra point or field goal) the "normal" way is to snap the ball to a holder and he sets it on the ground and the kicker kicks it. But the rules also allow it to be snapped directly to the kicker and he drops it so it hits the ground and then he kicks it. It's basically the same thing, except there is no holder.
You can't score with a punt. If the ball touches the ground, it's not a punt.
I think the patriots lost on purpose so they could avoid the Steelers. The Bengals tried to avoid them but the patriots would not let them. LOL!
It seems I've forgotten my Decoder Ring today, Kaptain Kryptic.
Kare to Klarify?
Happens all the time in a rugby match :.>
Thank you - excellent explanation. But what benefit does it have over setting the ball - is it more points? If it's not more points then why bother? Why not just set the ball and use the kicker?
You guys crack me up :) Here we are talking about a football play that hasn't been done since FDR was prez, and y'all are talking about the player's politics.
I'll bet Hil's thighs are larger.
Flutie did "just kick an extra point." He had been practicing the drop kick extra point and Coach B. felt he was reliable enough with it to give him a shot at making football history with it. And why didn't they go for 2 points? The general rule is to not go for the two point conversion if you are behind until you have to do it to tie the game in the final seconds.
Rugby RULES!
I vaguely remember it.........but I thought Bill Burkett drop-kicked Lucy Ramirez through a bull chute at a rodeo near a Kinkos somewhere in Texas.
The memory ain't what it used to be. Anyway....Happy New Year. :-)
Kind of like Brett Farve winning today.
This has been quite the season in sports. Lots of rookies doing neat things. Lots of old guys having their last chance in the spotlight.
Not a thing wrong with giving the fans something special.
Today Wayne Chrebet got a standing ovation from the crowd at the Jets game!
LOL - true! I'm a Texan.
I don't understand foot ball lingo.
Is this good or bad.
Redskins beat Philadelphia and go to the playoffs
Watched the last half. Good game. The results ruined Dallas' evening. Glad for Gibbs and Brunelle.
Do you think that Brett is done?
It's strange.
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