Amusing (via ESPN): Patriots’ Flutie converts first drop kick since 1941
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.
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January 1st, 2024 at 5:09 pm
The drop kick
Well, I missed it. But there are always the highlight shows. Via PoliBlog and an ESPN story linked there I see there was a drop kick in an NFL game today.
It was the league’s first drop kick since the 1941 NFL championship game, according to the We…
January 1st, 2024 at 6:56 pm
I was watching that game when it happened. I’ll have to admit to complete surprise when he did it. The announcers mentioned that Flutie had been practicing drop-kicks for quite a while. With this likely being his last (regular) season game, I guess he aske Velichick for a chance to give it a try in a real, but really meaningless game for the Pats. What an interesting footnote for an outstanding career.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:26 am
Just re-read my comment above. My profound apologies for the spelling errors. I’ve got to stop posting when I’m too tired to type properly…
August 31st, 2024 at 9:32 am
[...] Miami finished 9-7 last year, capped by a 6-game winning streak at year’s end. I stick to what I said at season’s end, Miami was a very over-rated team. Of those 6 wins, only San Diego and New England had winning record. The win in the week’s final week against the Patriots was helped by the fact that New England rested much of its key personel plus the team not necessarily taking the game all that seriously. Anyone remember Doug Flutie’s drop kick? [...]