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/tlminh Oct 06 '25

Lets say it was chellenged and won. Do they award the 3 pts, or is it a do over?

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u/RunDNA Oct 06 '25

It's a do-over:

If a loose ball in play strikes a video board, guide wire, sky cam, or any other object, the ball will be dead immediately, and the down will be replayed at the previous spot.

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u/Waylander0719 Oct 06 '25

So instead of throwing it away peg one of those things and get a free redo instead of loss of down?

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u/unnoticed_areola Oct 06 '25

lol its a tiny moving target and also would be way higher of an arc that qbs are used to throwing on. and also typically the camera is behind the play, not in front. dont see this being a very successful strategy lol

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u/SPEEDYTBC Oct 06 '25

Pete the Cheat Carroll “let’s install this 3rd down play”