Biggest individual choke job in sports history.

1970s · January 21, 2019 3:59PM

Jackie Smith for the Cowboys in the Super Bowl against the Steelers.

There are plenty more, but this one came to mind first.

Justacommeman · January 21, 2019 4:00PM

Ok that’s just plain mean

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( I like it )

erikthredd · January 21, 2019 4:01PM

Scott Norwood has to be up there.

LarkinCollector · January 21, 2019 4:03PM

Buckner

Justacommeman · January 21, 2019 4:03PM

Still gives me nightmares

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8Qj91T3o0

perkdog · January 21, 2019 4:06PM

Buckner, Smith and Norwood are tough to top.

galaxy27 · January 21, 2019 4:07PM

@Justacommeman said:
Still gives me nightmares

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8Qj91T3o0

Mark you beat me to it

garnettstyle · January 21, 2019 4:10PM

84 French Open final. McEnroe blew a 2 set lead.
Greg Norman 1996 Masters

grote15 · January 21, 2019 4:18PM

Falcons vs Pats in the Super Bowl.

Hou vs Buffalo up 35-3 at the half in the playoffs.

erikthredd · January 21, 2019 4:30PM

Peyton Manning in SB XLVIII. Was the season MVP after throwing 55tds on the highest scoring offense in NFL history,then between a pick six & a safety,his offense gave up as much as they scored. Eight points.

perkdog · January 21, 2019 4:36PM

The Denver CB who completely blew the coverage on that stupid lucky Joe Flacco TD pass to send the Ravens to the Super Bowl, or AFC Chanpionship game can’t remember which but I remember that idiot CB blowing that play

perkdog · January 21, 2019 4:36PM

If you want to talk teams then my beloved 2007 Pats Choked. Straight up 🤬

grote15 · January 21, 2019 4:45PM

Donnie Moore '86 ALCS.

erikthredd · January 21, 2019 5:08PM

Would Eugene Robinson getting popped for soliciting a prostitute the night before the Super Bowl count or does that belong in an entirely different choke job thread?

DIMEMAN · January 21, 2019 5:12PM

Tony Romo:

Too many to list...………………...

1951WheatiesPremium · January 21, 2019 5:19PM

@perkdog said:
If you want to talk teams then my beloved 2007 Pats Choked. Straight up 🤬

I would hardly call that a choke. That was just a team that matched up well with them. Truth be told, we maybe could have ended that streak in the regular season, as could have Baltimore if memory serves.

The 2004 Yankees, howsoever, would be a great (and sad) example...

perkdog · January 21, 2019 5:48PM

@1951WheatiesPremium said:

@perkdog said:
If you want to talk teams then my beloved 2007 Pats Choked. Straight up 🤬

I would hardly call that a choke. That was just a team that matched up well with them. Truth be told, we maybe could have ended that streak in the regular season, as could have Baltimore if memory serves.

The 2004 Yankees, howsoever, would be a great (and sad) example...

Your right about the Giants and Baltimore regular season games but it is what it is, going all the way to the Super Bowl and getting beat is definitely choking if you ask me. I definitely agree about the 2004 Yankees for sure.

perkdog · January 21, 2019 5:50PM

Red Sox 2011 with an 11? Game lead at the start of September I think and blowing it with too much fried chicken and beer in the clubhouse because Francona was a complete wimp

Justacommeman · January 21, 2019 5:51PM

@erikthredd said:
Would Eugene Robinson getting popped for soliciting a prostitute the night before the Super Bowl count or does that belong in an entirely different choke job thread?

That’s a different kind of job he was after

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1951WheatiesPremium · January 21, 2019 5:56PM

Chris Webber - time-out

Thread over.

perkdog · January 21, 2019 5:59PM

Tim I raise. Pete Carrol outcoaching himself in the Super Bowl

Justacommeman · January 21, 2019 6:20PM

1998 NFC Championship

15-1 Vikings

Gary Anderson 46 straight field goals

Trip to the Super Bowl on the line

39 yard field goal indoors to win it

No good

Falcons win in OT

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orioles93 · January 21, 2019 6:49PM

2004 ALCS. Yankees blew a 3-0 series lead.

JoeBanzai · January 21, 2019 6:52PM

@Justacommeman said:
1998 NFC Championship

15-1 Vikings

Gary Anderson 46 straight field goals

Trip to the Super Bowl on the line

39 yard field goal indoors to win it

No good

Falcons win in OT

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Take your pick of that one or the one 3 years ago against the Seahawks. Easier FG completely shanked it.

perkdog · January 21, 2019 7:38PM

Ernest Byner Fumble 🏈

Justacommeman · January 21, 2019 7:43PM

@JoeBanzai said:

@Justacommeman said:
1998 NFC Championship

15-1 Vikings

Gary Anderson 46 straight field goals

Trip to the Super Bowl on the line

39 yard field goal indoors to win it

No good

Falcons win in OT

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Take your pick of that one or the one 3 years ago against the Seahawks. Easier FG completely shanked it.

That was bad but I gave the laces in a little slack. I can’t even watch that replay

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Darin · January 21, 2019 8:46PM

Back in '> @Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Would Eugene Robinson getting popped for soliciting a prostitute the night before the Super Bowl count or does that belong in an entirely different choke job thread?

That’s a different kind of job he was after

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Coinstartled · January 21, 2019 8:48PM

@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Chris Webber - time-out

Thread over.

Terrible move but Wolverines were not like to win the game either way.

Not the biggest but Bird's steal comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/Wp_gpLSUMRI

Darin · January 21, 2019 8:51PM

HAVLICEK STOLE THE BALL! HAVLICEK STOLE THE BALL!

SDSportsFan · January 21, 2019 11:26PM

Mariano Rivera

Game 7, 2001 World Series

Steve

Tabe · January 22, 2019 3:10AM

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Tabe · January 22, 2019 3:11AM

@grote15 said:
Falcons vs Pats in the Super Bowl.

Hou vs Buffalo up 35-3 at the half in the playoffs.

Not sure those count as "individual".

thisistheshow · January 22, 2019 3:25AM

Maybe not the biggest, but...Neftali Feliz, game 6, 2011 WS.

erikthredd · January 22, 2019 8:43AM

@Tabe said:

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Yeah, your outdoor conditions in this case were 71 degrees & clear skies in Tampa. Dude missed what would have been the biggest kick in NFL history and now has a catch phrase for a name, WIDE RIGHT.

MCMLVTopps · January 22, 2019 9:32AM

There is NO question that Bill Buckner takes this award...hand down! Up 5-3 in the 10th inning in Fenway Park, Red Sox Nation on the verge of finally getting a WS win after an eternity of waiting...Then comes the dribbler by Mookie Wilson, which almost any grandmother could catch...oh NOOOOO the wicket shot, game ovah.

Of course Rocket was on the mound and developed a blister, and was replaced by Schiraldi, then the wild pitch by Bob Stanley...game tied. The rest is sad Red Sox history.

Buckner was hounded without mercy and retired in 1988 after trades to the Angels and then the Royals. Ever the forgiving fan faithful, Buckner returned to Fenway Park in 1990 to a standing ovation, his painful penance having been served in spades.

He moved to Idaho and developed malls and housing complexes, one being named Fenway Park.

I always wondered why they didn't DH Buckner and put Henderson at first base for that game.

perkdog · January 22, 2019 9:33AM

@erikthredd said:

@Tabe said:

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Yeah, your outdoor conditions in this case were 71 degrees & clear skies in Tampa. Dude missed what would have been the biggest kick in NFL history and now has a catch phrase for a name, WIDE RIGHT.

Don’t even bother Erik, Tabe’s sole purpose here has always been to be argumentative.

perkdog · January 22, 2019 10:16AM

@MCMLVTopps said:
There is NO question that Bill Buckner takes this award...hand down! Up 5-3 in the 10th inning in Fenway Park, Red Sox Nation on the verge of finally getting a WS win after an eternity of waiting...Then comes the dribbler by Mookie Wilson, which almost any grandmother could catch...oh NOOOOO the wicket shot, game ovah.

Of course Rocket was on the mound and developed a blister, and was replaced by Schiraldi, then the wild pitch by Bob Stanley...game tied. The rest is sad Red Sox history.

Buckner was hounded without mercy and retired in 1988 after trades to the Angels and then the Royals. Ever the forgiving fan faithful, Buckner returned to Fenway Park in 1990 to a standing ovation, his painful penance having been served in spades.

He moved to Idaho and developed malls and housing complexes, one being named Fenway Park.

I always wondered why they didn't DH Buckner and put Henderson at first base for that game.

Just another case of a manager being completely incompetent

Coinstartled · January 22, 2019 10:55AM

@perkdog said:

@erikthredd said:

@Tabe said:

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Yeah, your outdoor conditions in this case were 71 degrees & clear skies in Tampa. Dude missed what would have been the biggest kick in NFL history and now has a catch phrase for a name, WIDE RIGHT.

Don’t even bother Erik, Tabe’s sole purpose here has always been to be argumentative.

Super Bowl is certainly a substantial enough venue to host an all time choke, but a 47 yard field goal will never qualify. 30-35 yards, sure, but nothing routine in a near 50 yard attempt so Norwood earns no award.

erikthredd · January 22, 2019 11:37AM

@Coinstartled said: 47 yard field goals are in the 50-50 success range

The top 32 kickers in the NFL this season had a 81% success rate from 40-49 yards and a 66% success rate from 50+ yards .

47 yards exact must be brutal.

Coinstartled · January 22, 2019 11:47AM

Norwood's longest ever was 49 yards. This would have been his longest ever on grass. No choke...but keep trying.

https://youtu.be/UT0r8wBL4QU

erikthredd · January 22, 2019 11:57AM

Thanks but I've seen that FG attempt about a thousand times since he missed it. Barely any wind at all and what there was blowing was with the kick. The guy was a top 10 kicker in the NFL then was out of football a year later. Complete choke job.

As Wiki says it: "After the Bills waived him, Norwood initially returned home to Northern Virginia and disappeared completely from the public eye for a number of years."
I feel sorry for the guy but he 100% blew it in the biggest moment of his career and that last statement pretty much proves he felt the same himself.

Tabe · January 22, 2019 12:05PM

@perkdog said:

@erikthredd said:

@Tabe said:

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Yeah, your outdoor conditions in this case were 71 degrees & clear skies in Tampa. Dude missed what would have been the biggest kick in NFL history and now has a catch phrase for a name, WIDE RIGHT.

Don’t even bother Erik, Tabe’s sole purpose here has always been to be argumentative.

You have me confused with someone else.

Tabe · January 22, 2019 12:10PM

@MCMLVTopps said:
There is NO question that Bill Buckner takes this award...hand down! Up 5-3 in the 10th inning in Fenway Park, Red Sox Nation on the verge of finally getting a WS win after an eternity of waiting...Then comes the dribbler by Mookie Wilson, which almost any grandmother could catch...oh NOOOOO the wicket shot, game ovah.

Of course Rocket was on the mound and developed a blister, and was replaced by Schiraldi, then the wild pitch by Bob Stanley...game tied. The rest is sad Red Sox history.

Buckner was hounded without mercy and retired in 1988 after trades to the Angels and then the Royals. Ever the forgiving fan faithful, Buckner returned to Fenway Park in 1990 to a standing ovation, his painful penance having been served in spades.

He moved to Idaho and developed malls and housing complexes, one being named Fenway Park.

I always wondered why they didn't DH Buckner and put Henderson at first base for that game.

Your memory is a little faulty here.

The game took place in Shea Stadium, not Fenway.

Also, it's a little unclear from the way you worded it, but the game was already tied when Mookie hit his grounder.

Tabe · January 22, 2019 12:15PM

@erikthredd said:

@Tabe said:

@erikthredd said:
Scott Norwood has to be up there.

Missing a 47yd field goal in outdoor conditions is not a choke.

Yeah, your outdoor conditions in this case were 71 degrees & clear skies in Tampa. Dude missed what would have been the biggest kick in NFL history and now has a catch phrase for a name, WIDE RIGHT.

Didn't say they were difficult conditions

It was absolutely a makeable kick but also absolutely not a gimme.

Equal blame goes to the BIlls offense for basically doing nothing for most of the game, scoring just 7 points after halfway through the 2nd quarter. Or failing to move the ball more on the final possession. Or failing to score on their previous 4th quarter possession. They had 2:16 on the last possession and only moved the ball 61 yards.

Tabe · January 22, 2019 12:22PM

@erikthredd said:

@Coinstartled said: 47 yard field goals are in the 50-50 success range

The top 32 kickers in the NFL this season had a 81% success rate from 40-49 yards and a 66% success rate from 50+ yards .

47 yards exact must be brutal.

Yeah, but we're not talking about 2018, we're talking about 1990/91.

In 1990/91, NFL kickers were 140/238 from 40-49 yds - 58.8%. They were 41/91 from 50+ - 45%.

Scott Norwood that year was 5/9 from 40+ (56%) and 2/4 from 50+ (50%). He ranked 28th overall in FG% at 62.1%.

So, no, he wasn't a top 10 kicker. The NFL overall made just 73.6% of their kicks that year.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/kicking.htm#kicking::19

erikthredd · January 22, 2019 12:35PM

Dude the Giants-Bills Super Bowl was at the end of the 1990 season not 1991,you posted the link to the following year's stats.
That being said,i goofed as well, I thought i had clicked on 1990 FG% on the same site but hadn't. The 9th ranking i was looking at wasn't his FG% but FG attempts.

Thanks for helping point out he was an even chittier kicker than the world thought he was.
Maybe had the Bills had a better kicker they might have just blown three straight SBs instead of four.

Biggest individual choke job in sports history.

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