This is a fantastic piece by the fantastic @jon_bois, but I have to regretfully inform you that he did not, in fact, find the SADDEST PUNT IN THE WORLD.
How do I know?
Because I, under duress, perpetrated the SADDEST PUNT IN THE WORLD in 2008.
https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2008092807/2008/REG4/vikings@titans …https://twitter.com/jon_bois/status/1097964871164063747 …
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Now, when you first look at this game recap, you might think to yourself "How can that final Vikings possession be THE SADDEST PUNT IN THE WORLD? That was a girthy, 56 yard chonk with no return! Quite a punt, my good man!" Ahh, but you see, the devil's always in the details.
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On that final punt, the score was 30-17. This meant we needed not only to drive down and score, we needed to do it twice. Now let me draw your attention to the time remaining. The time of the punt was 2:00, putting it coming out of the two minute warning.
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Now for the piece de resistance. We had no timeouts left. Punting in that situation would effectively end the game without us ever seeing the ball again, and yes indeed, Tennessee's final possession was three straight kneeldowns.
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When we were told to punt, we asked "Why?" The response (from the head coach!) was "We're thinking a defensive stop then score." Again, we had no timeouts left. Their return unit laughed at us as we lined up and asked "WTF are you guys doing?" We kicked it.
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*This* punt, I think you'll all agree with me, now that you know the details, is THE SADDEST PUNT IN THE WORLD. Thank you for listening.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
Well thats sad, that really must have come back to bite the team. Lets see... *won the division after this game put the team to a 1-3 record* Football is weird
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Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
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