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re: RIP Tom Dempsey dead of Covid virus
Posted on 4/5/20 at 12:43 am to Dandy Lion
Posted on 4/5/20 at 12:43 am to Dandy Lion
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Somebody beat his 63 yard kick?
Shame.
RIP Tom Dempsey
Matt Prater hit a 64 yarder
he had the benefit of doing it in the thin, mile high air of Denver
and also did it at the end of the 1st half of what would turn into a blowout Broncos win... not a game-winner at the buzzer like Dempsey's
also... 63 has been tied 3 times
David Akers (SF) hit from 63 in GB
Sebastian Janikowski (OAK) hit from 63 in DEN*
Jason Elam (DEN) hit from 63 over JAX in DEN*
the thin air of Denver was a factor in 3 of the 4 official 63+ yd FGs hit since Dempsey set the record
ETA: I'm fairly certain 64 has even been surpassed in the preseason... but that's preseason so it doesn't count to the official NFL records
ETA2: in fact... of the 5 kicks made in the NFL regular season from 63 or greater... only 1 was done at the end of the 4th quarter and it was Dempsey's... the others were all at the end of the 2nd quarter
This post was edited on 4/5/20 at 12:55 am
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Posted on 4/5/20 at 8:08 am to rt3
This is certainly not a shot at the late Mr Dempsey RIP but his kick would be ruled 62 yards nowadays. It was spotted in front of the 38 yard line. Not sure if it was a mistake at the time or the stat rules were different.
This post was edited on 4/5/20 at 8:09 am
Posted on 4/5/20 at 9:18 am to rt3
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the thin air of Denver was a factor in 3 of the 4 official 63+ yd FGs hit since Dempsey set the record
If I remember right, there was even a little controversy with Dempsey's kick because of the squared off shoe (and I think it may have had a steel plate inside the squared off front, but I'm not sure of that part).
Posted on 4/5/20 at 9:31 am to rt3
quote:Dempsey's kick was good from below sea level.
the thin air of Denver was a factor in 3 of the 4 official 63+ yd FGs hit since Dempsey set the record
He deserves an asterisk by his stat for that.
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