Trivia special team return TDs

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RichardBak wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:58 pm Kick sixes are about as rare a play as you'll see, but evidently not when the Bears are playing the Giants.

In 2005, Nathan Vasher returned a missed FG 108 yds against NYG.

In 2006, Devin Hester duplicated the feat---same opponent, same distance. Different kicker, though.
The Nathan Vasher touchdown was versus San Francisco in a windy game that saw the teams combine for nine completed passes.
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JWL wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:53 pm
The Nathan Vasher touchdown was versus San Francisco in a windy game that saw the teams combine for nine completed passes.
I watched that Vasher game and remembered 2 things about it. The FG Return, the wind blew the ball from the kickers left to right probably more than any other FG I've ever seen. That Wade muffed/fumbled a ton of balls on punts
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Brian wolf wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 pm Lemar Parrish in 1970 ... how is he not in the HOF?
JWL wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:53 pm
RichardBak wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:58 pm Kick sixes are about as rare a play as you'll see, but evidently not when the Bears are playing the Giants.

In 2005, Nathan Vasher returned a missed FG 108 yds against NYG.

In 2006, Devin Hester duplicated the feat---same opponent, same distance. Different kicker, though.
The Nathan Vasher touchdown was versus San Francisco in a windy game that saw the teams combine for nine completed passes.
My bad. But still, pretty remarkable for a team to pull it off in back-to-back seasons.
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Brian wolf wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 pm Lemar Parrish in 1970 ... how is he not in the HOF?
He absolutely should be in.

Lemar scored on just about every conceivable kind of return----interception, fumble, punt, KO, and missed FG. Only thing missing from his resume was returning a blocked FG for a score.
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Brian wolf wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 pm Lemar Parrish in 1970 ... how is he not in the HOF?
I think it would be interesting to find cases of "wrong teammate" in the PFHOF. Like how did Ken Riley get in before Parrish? I thought the same about Emmitt Thomas/Johnny Robinson but then Robinson got in recently. Other possible cases are Covert/Hilgenberg, Grimm/Jacoby....and in a "wrong brother" instance, Shannon/Sterling.
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RichardBak wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:18 am
My bad. But still, pretty remarkable for a team to pull it off in back-to-back seasons.
Yes, it was. We don't see these plays much and then got one in three straight seasons with two coming from one team.
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