It was such a close game when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears yesterday in the Wild Card game. Philadelphia scored a go-ahead touchdown with just one minute left, but then they almost lost on a last minute, 43-yard field goal by Chicago.
The Eagles called a last second timeout to ‘ice the kicker.’ Statistically speaking, it rarely works. But this time it did. Bears kicker Cody Parkey actually made the kick that was nullified by the time out. But, when he kicked it again, he “double-doinked” the ball . . . somehow hitting both the goalpost and the crossbar.
The Eagles are still alive thanks to the left hand of Treyvon Hester, who tipped Cody Parkey’s final kick. pic.twitter.com/NliKZhQ2eZ
— Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) January 7, 2019
To make matters even worse, this was the sixth time he’s missed a kick by hitting the goalpost this season, including four times in a single game against Detroit back in November. But, it wasn’t all his fault, Eagles defensive lineman Treyvon Hester tipped the ball with his left hand.
