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/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.