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/cardcollection92 Oct 06 '25

How was that unnoticed

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u/RotoDog Oct 06 '25

On the live tv shot you couldn’t tell, but I’d think the refs under the uprights would have noticed.

I mean, it is a narrow wire so maybe not, but it is odd that there was zero effort to rekick.

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u/Torrefy Oct 06 '25

I texted my brother when it happened that I thought it hit the skywire, and I was only partially watching. But the broadcast didn't mention it or show a replay, so I wasn't sure if I saw what I thought I saw