DIGEST ART
The last time fans saw four field goals blocked in a game, TVs were still shaped like boxes with alien ears on top. This past Sunday, the impossible happened again. Normally, the team in possession would tack on three points with a strong kick, but the fourth quarter landed in Block City Paradise, where every attempt was choked. The time machine takes us back to November 24, 1991, when the Buffalo Bills had four blocked field goals in a single game, each by a different player. There were so many blocks that fans felt dizzy, and after that year, having that many blocks in a game became a rare sight. Three and a half decades later, on September 21, the NFL reminded us why: three games were happening simultaneously, and in each, the fourth quarter proved that blocking was the key to victory. Moments like these are what make football memorable. It’s not just about running back and forth or reaching 43 yards closer to a touchdown—- it’s about momentum, excitement, and the unexpected twists that keep fans on the edge of their seats. These are the plays that make people wear their favorite player’s jersey every gameday, inspire children to cosplay as athletes and record viral tiktoks . This is history repeating itself in real time, right in front of our eyes. The next generation of professional football players will look at the game and say “ I want to be the next to do that when I go pro”.
This is also what makes the money, I mean people want their money’s worth. Fans aren’t being bamboozled— it’s all on TV, online, and in conversations that just don’t stop. Take the games themselves. The Philadelphia Eagles, with just three seconds left, saw Jordan Davis jump up, catch the Rams’ kick, and take off for a touchdown. The Cleveland Browns, tied 10-10 against the Packers, had defensive end Shelby Harris block a field goal attempt by Brandon McManus. And though the New York Jets didn’t win, Macdonald IV soared over the Buccaneers’ offense, blocked a kick, and scored a touchdown to tie the game 26-26 with only two minutes left on the clock. Sunday’s fourth-quarter chaos reminds us why blocked field goals, as rare as they are, matter so much. They turn ordinary plays into historic moments, energize fans, and prove that football is anything but predictable. In a sport built on precision, these unexpected turns are the sparks that make us fall in love with the game all over again.