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Breaking down the 1.3 seconds of mayhem before every NFL field goal
LA TimesPeering into the distance, Joshua Karty needs a few seconds to settle himself. Special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn preached patience, saying: “We’ve got to work through it.” By mid-December, the Rams needed a victory over division-rival San Francisco to remain in playoff contention. “When I catch the ball and bring it back, when my elbow hits my knee, I know that I’m going to hit the spot,” he says. “Whether it’s, like, a sign up there, way up in the stadium, or … a pole or a cloud or something.” Taking three steps back and two to the left, he points his left foot toward the spot where it will plant beside the ball. Karty says: “I just get less time to see the ball … which is a big difference.” Placement also matters.
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