A Very Unlucky Bounce

Trish18 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:27:00 GMT

One of the craziest field goal attempts I've ever seen took place yesterday.

The Cleveland Browns trailed the Baltimore Ravens 30-27 on the final play of regulation when Phil Dawson attempted a tying 51-yard kick. The ball seemingly bounced off the crossbar before bounding into the end zone. The officials called the kick no good and the Ravens ran off the field celebrating.

However, several Cleveland players insisted Dawson's kick hit the curved support behind the crossbar and then bounced back into the end zone. After discussing, the officials ruled that the kick passed through the uprights and called the players, many of which were already in the locker room, back onto the field.

A very unlucky bounce indeed, but luckily the officials made the correct call.

In overtime, the Browns drove 43 yards before Dawson kicked a 33-yard field goal to win.

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