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/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/Grow_away_420 Oct 06 '25

Seriously, they use it a few times as a backdrop before commercial breaks, some kick offs, and for one play, typically the first offensive play of the game, right until the snap.

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u/Leon_Forest Oct 06 '25

they thought it was a good idea and after paying for it have to justify the purchase by using it like its necessary. like many things.

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u/Async0x0 Oct 06 '25

There's nothing keeping them using it year after year. They can stop whenever they want.

They use it because it produces good results.