The Colts Tried A Field Goal In A Blizzard And It Went Horribly Wrong

The Lake Effect is, well, in full effect this weekend in Buffalo, which means tons of snow is being dumped onto western New York. Naturally, the Bills played a home game against the Colts and because the NFL is ridiculous and people think a blizzard is “football weather,” they tried to play the game.

I say tried because what was happening at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday afternoon was less football and more performance art. Neither offense could really throw the ball and the television broadcast was almost worthless because you could barely see what was happening on the field due to the massive amount of snow falling from the sky — the Colts wearing all white didn’t help matters.

The Colts did, somehow, manage to drive into Bills territory late in the first quarter, but the drive stalled out just inside the red zone. Rather than recognizing the disastrous conditions rendering the kicking game nearly impossible, the Colts trotted poor Adam Vinatieri out there to try a 33-yard field goal and it went, predictably, horribly wrong.

Vinatieri tries, admirably, to clear a spot for the holder to place the football (which has to feel like kicking a freaking cinder block) and then attempts the kick. It maybe gets 15 feet into the air and squirts well to the right of the goal posts. This was a valiant effort by one of the greatest kickers in NFL history from 33 yards and it didn’t even sniff the uprights.

The video of the attempt from the press box is fantastic too. The best part is everyone howling in laughter at the effort.

Hopefully you bet the Under in Buffalo because it’s pretty much free money, because field goals aren’t happening and, well, touchdowns seem like they’ll be damn near impossible to score either.

UPDATE: Vinatieri redeemed himself with an absurd extra point late in the fourth quarter (from further away) that tied the game to send this abomination of a football game to overtime.

Look at how it knuckles and hooks! He would later miss a game-winner from the same exact spot as time expired to ensure overtime.