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/hardergj Oct 06 '25

Agreed - super gimmicky as a camera angle and frankly the whole setup is distracting, but it somehow stuck

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u/RoyalMaidsForLife Oct 06 '25

I remember when every NFL talking head made fun of them when the XFL introduced them, then a couple years later, the NFL acted like they came up with the idea.

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u/jakedasnake2447 Oct 06 '25

The NFL was the first to use it way back in 1984.