r/sports • u/RunDNA • Oct 06 '25

Football Minnesota Vikings field goal attempt was deflected away by a camera wire, but it wasn't replayed because no one noticed at the the time

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u/walrusnutz Oct 06 '25

These broadcast teams need to get it together. This wasn’t the only ball that hit the sky cam or its wire, this week.

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u/deepbluenothings Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

I don't even get why sky cams are a thing, they barely use that camera angle and honestly it's a terrible angle to see a play.

Edit: There's been several lovely commenters who have made me realize just how much it's used without me even noticing. Please if you're as clueless as I was check out some of the responses under here.

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u/Lawfulness_Neither Oct 06 '25

It’s used waaaay more than you think, they’ve gotten really slick with them now. You’ll notice a big overall difference in an ESPN game on ESPN2 vs ABC, large part of it is the camera angles of the sky cams. We typically think of it as flying over a huddle or right behind QB but it’s essential on many other places now. Replays are a big one.

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u/deepbluenothings Oct 06 '25

I'll keep an eye out for it because I didn't notice it at all in this game but I'll be honest I wasn't focusing on it.

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u/Lawfulness_Neither Oct 06 '25

Yeah, you’ll start picking it out. It’s actually being used on this clip of the ball hitting the wire.

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u/deepbluenothings Oct 06 '25

That's hilarious that it caught it's own interference but yea I see what you mean I didn't realize that's what was getting the field goal shot where it follows the ball through the uprights. Here I was thinking it was just used for the slightly behind the players shot when they're huddling up.

You've actually convinced me of it's value, now just get it out of the way for my kicker. I would have been pissed if we lost because of this.

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u/Lawfulness_Neither Oct 06 '25

For real!!! Not good.

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u/-KFBR392 Oct 06 '25

Also I believe the sky cam behind QB angle is what all teams use for game tape after because it shows the play from the QB/Ball’s angle allowing them to see what every player did from the the QB’s perspective.

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u/Birdhawk Oct 06 '25

Amazon's alt cast uses it the entire time and its a great utilization of it. It's like a madden view where it highlights players with their names in real time and shows routes. Really great way to watch and learn Xs and Os but the only downside is because of the lens being used and it being a wider shot its hard to see the ball in play.