SHUTDOWN CORNER wonders just that.
When I watched the game on Sunday I initially thought the kick went wide, but I think that had less to do with the position of the ball than it did with the fact that the angle we see for field goals provides no sense of depth and is frequently hard to judge. I’m always thinking successful kicks have failed and vice-versa. Re-watching it today and I could still go either way.
In the picture it looks like the ball disappears for a second, which would mean it flew in front of the goal post and was no good. But in the other angles it looks like it goes over the goalpost. I could be convinced either way.
It is strange that this story hasn’t received more attention this week.
