Doug Flutie rules

Doug Flutie rules

this is a great story

talk about "dropping" old school beatz.

I've heard about drop-kicking to score points over the years from people 40 years older than me but I've never seen it done in the modern NFL.



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Doug Flutie converted the NFL's first successful drop kick for an extra point in 64 years.

But the two-time defending champion Patriots staged a late comeback, as the 43-year-old Flutie made the NFL's first successful drop kick since Ray McLean for the Chicago Bears on Dec. 21, 1941. It followed Cassel's first pro touchdown pass, a 6-yarder to Tim Dwight that made it 25-19 with 6:10 left.


As the ball sailed through the uprights, Flutie punched the air and was mobbed by teammates. Then he ran to the sideline, where he was embraced by a smiling Belichick.

"I just thanked him for the opportunity," said Flutie, who had been dropped to third-string quarterback before the game. He felt he had "probably an 80 percent chance (of making the kick). It was fun.

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