Did anyone just see the "free kick" that the Cardinals just attempted?

The rule states that if you call for a fair catch on a punt or kickoff, you can attempt a FG from the spot of the catch.

The Cards just tried it....from 68 yards.

There was all of this drama and anticipation....

Rackers got the ball lined up just right....

paused and walked up to the holder to fix the hold again....

the crowd stands to their feet...

and Rackers gets the ball about 6 feet off the ground and kicks a worm burner to the 15 yard line.

HILARITY

11/23/2008 5:52:24 PM

lol @ wormburner

11/23/2008 5:54:48 PM

so you can try a field goal off a tee if you call a fair catch?

wtf kind of rule is that?

11/23/2008 5:56:58 PM

id like to see this

11/23/2008 5:57:07 PM

what channel is that on? TWC?

11/23/2008 5:58:02 PM

its on fox stupid fuck

if you get panthers/falcons

you dont get giants/ cards

unless you have sunday ticket

jesus christ

11/23/2008 5:59:03 PM

i bet donovan mcnabb knew about this rule

11/23/2008 5:59:13 PM

i get redskins/seahawks a.k.a. bullet to the brain/overdose

11/23/2008 6:01:10 PM

Quote :

"wtf kind of rule is that?"

say kicking team punts ball with time running out

if receiving team catches ball and runs and gets tackled...time runs out

if receiving team calls fair catch then they get another play

11/23/2008 6:03:23 PM

but they can kick it off a tee?

11/23/2008 6:09:11 PM

no, it's like a kickoff, but it has to be held.

makes no fucking sense at all, but it was funny as hell.

Oh and....

Direct TV Sunday Ticket FTW!!!

11/23/2008 6:16:03 PM

that's pretty weird - so you could theoretically punt and lose to a 70 yarder in the right conditions.

Also, if this happened, would that mean that field goal would be eligible for a record?

11/23/2008 6:18:27 PM

beergolftile's world has obviously been shook due to this news

11/23/2008 7:02:05 PM

it is a conundrum which has me in a perplexity

11/23/2008 7:03:02 PM

that was a horrible kick

horrible

11/23/2008 8:01:23 PM

madden would have spooged over this news if he hadn't been busy eating one of the horses he hauls around in that trailer

11/23/2008 8:30:31 PM

heres the video if anyone missed it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCBBUMnRqbo

11/23/2008 8:36:43 PM

he's got the leg to do it

11/23/2008 8:44:05 PM

What were they doing that for? Just trying to set the record? Or...?

11/23/2008 8:55:20 PM

the odds of him making that with 5 seconds left are probably considerably higher than a hail mary being caught


points are points and would have benefited them at the end of the game really well actually.

11/23/2008 8:57:01 PM

ooooooooooooooooo

I had it in my head that it was end game, I'm guessing it was the end of the half?

11/23/2008 9:08:24 PM

yea

11/23/2008 9:09:51 PM

I was telling my roommate about this last week and he was looking at me like I was retarded. Then this game came on the red zone channel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick

11/23/2008 9:26:05 PM

I learned something today.

11/23/2008 9:41:07 PM

rofl

it looks like the holder was holding it like a retard though

Quote :

""After a fair catch, an NFL team has the right to take a free kick from the line of scrimmage on the next play. If the kick goes through the uprights, the kicking team scores 3 points. It is also known as a "free kick field goal."""

11/23/2008 9:43:48 PM

I believe there is a rule similar to this in college?

Someone said up above that it had to be time running out? I don't think it does, and I think the college rule (or maybe I'm remembering from High School, that the punt has to be kicked from in the endzone?)

11/24/2008 12:56:53 PM

WORMBURNER

11/25/2008 12:26:40 AM

11/25/2008 1:26:01 PM

Quote :

"WORM BURNER KICK"

11/28/2008 2:49:54 AM

I knew you could get a free kick, but I thought it was a free contested field goal(snap, hold, linemen, etc.), not a setup like that.

Just weird.

This exists in college too, if you fair catch a punt w/ no time I believe the rule is that you get to run a play ... whether it be FG, or hail mary, etc. but might be wrong on that. 1 untimed down.

11/28/2008 11:35:15 AM