Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was benched to start today’s game. But when his team needed him, Addison was there. Although Addison didn’t play in the first quarter for what was termed a coach’s decision, he made a leaping grab to catch the game-winning touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 25 seconds left, giving the Vikings a 21-17 win. Addison …
Read More »Quick hits: Olano’s game-winning field goal seals No. 23 Illini’s 34-32 bounce-back victory over No. 21 USC 247Sports USC struggles with mistakes, penalties in last-second loss to Illinois Los Angeles Times Altmyer and Olano help No. 23 Illinois edge No. 21 Southern California 34-32 Yahoo Sports Auburn vs. Texas A&M: Listen to the Live Radio Broadcast – College Football Week 5 SiriusXM Olano’s Walk-off …
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Mike Macdonald on Sam Darnold leading Seahawks game-winning drive: ‘He’s a guy on a mission’ NFL.com Seahawks sing Darnold’s praises after GW drive ESPN Seahawks-Cardinals on ‘Thursday Night Football’: What We Learned from Seattle’s 23-20 win NFL.com The good, the bad, the Ohio State WRs among Seahawks-Cardinals winners, losers USA Today Cardinals committed a costly kickoff blunder in final 30 seconds vs. Seahawks: Breaking …
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The revised kickoff rules create one very important reality in late-game situations. It doesn’t take much time for a team to get in position for a game-winning field goal. That played to Seattle’s benefit on Thursday night. The Seahawks wisely took a timeout after Arizona’s running play on first and goal from the seven. It stopped the clock with 33 …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns kicker Andre Szmyt deserved our support before he kicked a 55-yard field goal to beat the Packers. We just didn’t know it yet. Because before Szmyt kicked the longest walk-off field goal in Cleveland history, we didn’t know him at all. Didn’t even try, if we’re honest. Kickers don’t draw attention unless they’re deciding games. New …
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If you like football games that come down to the wire, Sunday’s slate was for you. Seven of the 14 games around the league were decided by game-winning scores in the final three minutes. The NFL announced that tied a record for the most such games in a single week since the merger with the AFL in 1970. The game-winners …
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PHILADELPHIA — Protocol said for Jordan Davis to go down. For once, the defensive tackle didn’t listen. Not after batting a last-second field goal from the sky. Not after finding the football still rolling on the turf. Not after scooping it with a grace he didn’t have a year ago and seeing nothing but 61 yards of green grass ahead. …
Read More »The Denver Broncos went from victory celebration to heartbreak on Sunday in a matter of seconds. Their defense came up with the stop they needed and forced Indianapolis Colts kicker Spencer Shrader into a 60-yard field attempt as time expired with the game on the line. Advertisement Shrader missed — for the first time in his brief NFL career — …
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By Ralph Russo, Pete Sampson and David Ubben Nate Boerkircher hauled in an 11-yard touchdown pass from Marcel Reed with 13 seconds left, and No. 16 Texas A&M took advantage of No. 8 Notre Dame’s botched extra point to survive 41-40 on Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium. Facing a ranked opponent for the second time early this season, the …
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Coach Kyle Shanahan is not sure what 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy saw on his game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Jake Tonges against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Lumen Field. “No one was open, and I didn’t think Jake was. But for some reason, Brock did,” Shanahan explained to reporters in a conference call Monday. The analytics agree with …
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