You by no means know what you’re going to see on the soccer discipline, and Thursday night time’s Chargers-Broncos was no totally different.
In truth, the Chargers accomplished one thing that hadn’t been executed in an NFL recreation in 48 years.
At the tip of the primary half in Los Angeles’ 34-27 win “Thursday Night Football,” the Chargers’ Cameron Dicker nailed a 57-yard free kick discipline objective, the primary profitable one since 1976.
With the clock dwindling within the second quarter, the Chargers pressured Denver to punt.
Riley Dixon despatched a punt 46 yards to the Chargers’ 38-yard line, and Derius Davis known as a good catch that appeared as if it might finish the half with the clock hitting triple zeros.
However, Broncos nook Tremon Smith took an ill-advised truthful catch interference penalty, giving the Chargers 15 additional yards.
And that is the place issues received fascinating.
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Per NFL guidelines, a group that requires a good catch can both go for a drop kick or free kick from the spot of the seize.
But, on this case, with the 15-yard penalty tacked on, the Chargers had an opportunity to kick nearer to midfield than they in any other case would’ve.
Setting up for the free kick, sans a snap and searching extra like a kickoff, Dicker nailed the kick, which was simply two yards shy of his career-long he set earlier this season.
Fittingly sufficient, the final to perform the feat was Chargers kicker Ray Wersching.
“TNF” analyst Kirk Herbstreit put it merely.
“[He] made historical past tonight,” he mentioned.
Dicker completed with an ideal night time, drilling two discipline targets and two additional factors.
