How far wide were Brett Maher’s missed PATs in the Cowboys’ 31-14 win over the Bucs in the wild card playoff win in Tampa? Two of Maher’s four missed kicks...
Postgame, I spoke to two of the specialists and they had never seen an instance where a “K” ball had not been retrieved from the stands, and had never been involved in a game where they were down “K” balls.
The NFL started using “K” balls in 1999 because kickers and punters would often doctor footballs in hopes of improving their own accuracy. Whether it was baking a football in an oven, microwaving it, putting it in a sauna, ‘roughing it up’ or soaking it in citrus juices. Kickers and punters would try to give themselves an advantage … which meant it was a disadvantage for the other team’s specialists who may have preferred their football doctored in a different manner.
Austin’s touchdown “K” ball was kept aside as a keepsake, as is the custom for many players who make big plays. It’s just that most big plays happen on offense or defense, so those keepsake balls come from the stockpile of 24 per team. Before the Romo incident, a dozen “K” balls were available and they would rotate throughout the game. After one was used, the next one would be used on the ensuing play. For that Seattle game, by the fourth quarter, they rotated in a slick, unused “K” ball.
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