The 10 Worst Kicks In NFL History, Part Two

The Kansas City Chiefs have not won a playoff game since 1993, with some credit going to its 1995 team.  That year the Chiefs were 13-3, and had home field for the playoffs.  They were playing against a pre-Peyton Manning Colts team (heck, they still had Marshall Faulk on the team) with Jim Harbaugh, a man run out of Chicago who hadn't even begin the season as the starter, at quarterback. 

Chiefs' kicker Lin Elliot had not one, not two, but three chances to kick a game-winning field goal for his team.  His biggest miss was when the Chiefs trailed 10-7 and faced their last chance.  It would also be Lin Elliot's last chance to save his job, or even get the possibility of playing somewhere else. 

Long story short, Lin Elliot was out of Kansas City where there probably is still a photo of him on the borders with instructions to shoot on sight.

1. Al Del Greco

Al Del Greco was a hero for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans organization.  He had played for seventeen years and made many clutch kicks for the team and was considered a home town hero.  Then came the 2000 Baltimore Ravens.  At 8-1, the Titans hosted the 5-4 Ravens, a team that had lost three straight and had not scored an offensive touchdown in over a month and a half. 

With the game tied at 17, the Titans drove down the field to take the lead.  When Greco came on the field to make it a full touchdown lead, the extra point sailed wide.  Now, instead of a game-tying drive, the Ravens had a chance for a game-winning drive.  The Ravens did so, and their kicker Matt Stover was able to make the extra point to give the Ravens the win, and the momentum that carried the Ravens to win the rest of their games. 

But the story doesn't stop there.  These two teams met in the playoffs.  With the game tied at 10, Greco first had a chance for a field goal before halftime to give them a lead going into the showers.  The kick was missed, and Titans coach Jeff Fisher went to him and casually asked, "You gonna make the game winning kick for us?"  If Greco answered yes, he would be a liar. 

Still tied at 10, Greco had another chance to give his team the lead.  Not only was this kick missed, it was blocked.  And not only blocked, the Ravens special teams brought it back for the go-ahead touchdown.  So instead of being up by three, they were now down by seven.  The Ravens added another touchdown and ended up winning the Super Bowl.  Del Greco was released and never played again.

There you have it.  Any disagreements or comments, I'd be more than happy to hear them.  www.homeofthehate.com

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