In 137 of Michigan Football

Submitted by mickblue on

Before last Saturday, had any team ever blocked 2 field goals and 2 punts in the same season, let alone in the same game? I tried to look it up and couldn't find it.

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gobluedave

September 13th, 2016 at 6:09 AM ^

this is what you think about at 530 in the morning? I'm trying to figure out why my gf got in the shower with me and nothing happened. I even let her stand under the water.

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MichiganSkeptic

September 13th, 2016 at 7:11 AM ^

I read that we were only credited officially with one blocked kick in the game. I guess the two punts went past the line of scrimmage, so were only "deflections"; but it looked like both FG attempts were touched. So, I would think both should count as blocks.

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superstringer

September 13th, 2016 at 9:07 AM ^

The two punts were NOT "blocked."  They were "deflected."  Griese explained that if it goes past the LOS, it's a deflected punt; a blocked punt can't get past the LOS.  If that definition applies to FG attempts, then you'd say the same thing about the second FG, as only the first FG went backwards.

Did anyone notice -- on the first punt block/deflection, the punt INSTANTLY turned around to looked backwards -- HE thought it was blocked and headed towards the UCF endzone.  So that tells me, the deflection made quite a noise, even if it didn't completey block the ball.

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WolvinLA2

September 13th, 2016 at 9:26 AM ^

The punter did that both times. That's something punters are trained to do anytime they hear a double tap (the noise from your foot then a hand on the ball). It's not that he thought it was blacked backward, just that he knew Kinnel got a piece of it so he was checking.

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