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Tono Romo fumbles field goal snap to lose the game
Sometimes The Simple Just Isn’t As Simple As It Appears
Sometimes, victory seems to be in your grasp. Unfortunately, that victory isn’t final until the game ends. Tony Romo had seemingly helped rescue the Dallas Cowboys 2007 NFL season and had them on the brink of their first playoff victory in a decade. All he had to do was catch the ball and hold it in place on the ground for the go ahead touchdown. Maybe it was nerves, maybe the ball was slick, but in the end that field goal effort from Martin Gramatica was never actually attempted. Instead, what appeared to be a perfect snap was bobbled for some reason by Romo. He then tried to scramble and instead of lunging forward for the first down which was one yard away, stalled, trying to find a way into the endzone. Again, that touchdown never happened, neither did the first down, as his stall allowed Seattle to stop him one yard short of that crucial first down, and two yards short of the endzone.
In the end, that field goal never should have been necessary. If Romo had let his favorite receiver, Jason Witten, with the pass on the play before the field goal attempt, it would not have been fourth down. Instead, Romo threw the ball slightly behind the tight end, and that resulted in the fourth down field goal attempt. On back to back plays, Romo just couldn’t find that extra spark to push the Cowboys over the edge, and instead resulted in them watching the rest of the playoffs at home for the 2007 postseason.
Romo had powered the Cowboys … Read more »
SuperBowl XXV lost by a Scott Norwood missed field goal
Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium was home to one of the biggest sports let downs of all-time. Right up there with Bill Buckner’s missed catch at first base, Scott Norwood’s wide right kick will forever be infamously remembered in sports history. The Super Bowl losing kick was just the first of many big moment disappointments for the most jinxed team in NFL history. The kick heard around the world still causes a sudden spike in the blood pressure of Bills fans when mentioned to this day.
January 27, 1991 was the date. Tampa, Florida was the location. Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium was the scene of the crime. With four seconds left on the clock, Scott Norwood stood alone waiting for the snap. The snap came and Norwood, getting plenty of leg under it, crushed the pigskin. It soared through the crisp air on its way to becoming the most famous field goal attempt in history.
The entire game was a nail biter for the Buffalo Bills. The Bill Parcell’s led New York Giants team utilized a very successful game plan of ball control. With a relentless ground attack the Giants were able to keep the potent Bills offense on the sidelines virtually the entire game. Ottis Anderson contributed 102 yards to the Giants total of 300 plus rush yards, which … Read more »