Most of the damage had already been done, though, and Nugent came out to take back the lead with a 34 -
yard field goal with 12:38 left in the second quarter.
Tied 13 - 13 late in the fourth quarter, Jason Myers missed a 53 -
yard field goal with 6 seconds left in regulation.
On came Vinatieri, who kicked a 41 -
yard field goal with four ticks remaining, and it was time to ponder the Patriots» potential for a dynasty and their quarterback's ascent to gridiron icon.
And it wasn't as sweet as the 57 - second wonder that gave the Tide a 25 - 23 triumph over archrival Auburn on Nov. 30, when Shula steered his team 45 yards to set up Tiffin's 52 -
yard field goal with no time left.
Neil O'Donoghue stoked St. Louis» playoff aspirations with a 48 -
yard field goal with 25 seconds left as the Cards trimmed Chicago 10 - 7 to run their record to 4 - 3.
Andre Heidari's 47 -
yard field goal with 19 seconds left in the game gave Southern Cal a stunning 20 - 17 upset win over the mighty Stanford Cardinal, putting the Trojans right in the thick of the Pac - 12 South race and knocking the Cardinal off of their briefly held perch in the North.
PRO FOOTBALL — Cleveland lost for the 16th consecutive time to the Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh winning 10 - 9 on Gary Anderson's 25 -
yard field goal with nine seconds to play.
His 61 -
yard field goal with less than a minute to go was a dagger to the Lions playoff hopes and their fans.
Adds kicker Nicholas Setta, whose 46 -
yard field goal with 10:41 left in the fourth quarter put the Irish up 25 - 17 and proved to be the margin of victory, «Overall, we're just more relaxed.
Then one last gasp: After the Packers» Mason Crosby hit a 56 -
yard field goal with 1:33 remaining, Prescott engineered another game - tying score.
The Zips increased the lead to 10 - 0 before halftime when Robert Stein hit a 46
yard field goal with just four seconds to go in the second quarter.
Oiler rookie Roy Gerela kicked a 50 -
yard field goal with three minutes to go that put Houston ahead, 31 - 28.
Adam Vinatieri's 53 -
yard field goal with 12 seconds to play won the game.
BGSU's Matt Johnson threw for 443 and four scores in a losing effort (three touchdowns to Roger Lewis accounted for 216), and Jake Elliott's 29 -
yard field goal with 7:35 left ended up making the difference.
Not exact matches
Prayer didn't help Billy Cundiff's 32 -
yard field -
goal attempt when it sailed wide left, taking the Ravens» Super Bowl hopes
with it this year.
Dustin Hopkins opened the scoring
with a 49 -
yard field goal before E.J. Manuel connected
with Nick O'Leary to make it 10 - 0.
The teams traded defensive stops in the first OT,
with each making 30 - something -
yard field goals.
Josh Lambo would even the score at 3 - 3
with a 44 -
yard field goal just before time could expire on the half.
After Coker put Serra ahead for good
with 2:45 left in the third quarter, Kendrick would add sandwich touchdown runs of 1 and 5
yards around a 39 -
yard Damon Lewis
field goal.
Alabama's kicker, Andy Pappanastos, has gone just 4 - of - 8 on
field goals of 40 - 49
yards this season, and Saban has yet to trust him
with a kick of 50 - plus.
Ken Dorsey hit Jeremy Shockey for a 13 -
yard touchdown
with 46 seconds left to give Miami a 27 - 24 advantage, but FSU was quickly able to drive back into
field goal range.
Time of Death: Needing a
field goal to tie, Arizona got the ball back
with two minutes to play but could only get five
yards on four plays.
Dennis Leuthauser is the reigning NCAA
field -
goal record holder
with a 57 -
yard kick against Wyoming.
Basically, it's a 2 -
yard loss but
with a new set of downs that resulted in a
field goal and a 9 - 0 Chargers lead over the Dolphins.
He flubbed three
field goal tries, from 33, 27 and 33
yards, and,
with no time left in regulation, botched an extra point attempt that would have put a merciful end to this ragged exhibition.
They ran a hurry - up offense on the opening drive,
with Garner touching the ball five times (three on runs, two on receptions), and concluded the possession
with a 21 -
yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski.
After blowout wins over Missouri State and Kansas and before shootout wins over Cincinnati and Ole Miss came this absurd morsel,
with five touchdown passes of at least 48
yards (four in a seven - minute span in the second half), plus a 52 -
yard field goal.
The Cyclones would rally
with one fourth quarter touchdown on a Jeff Woody two
yard rush, but after Kansas State kicked a late
field goal, Iowa State's last drive was snuffed out before they could escape their own territory.
Maryland's Steve Mike - Mayer, who earlier this season kicked a 54 -
yard field goal, missed from 42
yards out
with 13 seconds left against North Carolina State.
With one second left in the half, Jake Elliott boomed a 53 -
yard field goal through the uprights.
Arkansas was only 2 - 4 when 4 - 2 Auburn came to town, and it looked like Cole Hedlund's 25 -
yard field goal, which gave the Hogs a 24 - 21 lead
with 67 seconds left, would be enough to secure their third win.
First, Bennie Fowler should've gone down instead of scoring a 76 -
yard touchdown
with three minutes left in regulation, and Gary Kubiak's decision to try a 62 -
yard field goal on fourth - and - 10 late in overtime was also costly.
Michigan State responded
with a 35 -
yard field goal by Dan Conroy on its first drive.
A 46
yard field goal from Sam Ficken put Penn State up 16 - 10 early in the fourth quarter, but the Nittany Lions seemed to put the game away when Hackenberg hit Geno Lewis for a 54
yard touchdown
with just over 11 minutes remaining.
It wasn't pretty and it took damn near a 60 -
yard field goal to pull it off, but when you get a defensive tackle coming home
with three sacks in a game just about anything is possible.
PITTSBURGH scored 17 points in the fourth quarter — on two TD passes from Ed Brown to Gary Ballman and a 24 -
yard field goal by Lou Michaels
with only 40 seconds left — to tie Philadelphia 20 - 20 and remain in contention, 1 1/2 games behind.
They matched
field goals in the third quarter, Seattle's Efren Herrera, the Dallas discard, converting from 45
yards and New York's Pat Leahy responding from 37
yards, and then early in the fourth quarter Herrera trotted onto the
field in an attempt to break the 17 - 17 tie
with a short
field goal from 24
yards.
In Week 2,
with the score tied at 17 against San Diego and Denver driving for the winning
field goal, Shanahan brought in Dayne, the Heisman winner - turned - Giants - castoff, who carried six times for 38 valuable
yards.
The Eagles missed the extra point, allowing Oregon State a last chance to force overtime
with a 52 -
yard field goal try.
After grabbing an interception
with 55 seconds left, Matt Ryan put together a drive that ended
with a 53 -
yard Matt Bryant
field goal and the Falcons had a one - point lead
with 44 seconds left.
Justin Tucker got the Ravens within three points
with a 38 -
yard field goal.
The 49ers answered back
with a 36 -
yard field goal later in the first quarter.
A&M's Daniel LaCamera made a 19 -
yard field goal to extend a one - point lead to four
with just under 13 minutes to play.
Bama tied
with a
field goal, pulled off a picture - perfect surprise onside kick, and took the lead on a 51 -
yard Howard score.
Green Bay played from behind the entire game,
with New York striking on the first possession, moving the ball 67
yards down the
field for a 31 -
yard Lawrence Tynes
field goal.
After Blankenship kicked the go - ahead
field goal from 30
yards with 3:34 remaining in the Bulldogs» win at Notre Dame, Georgia coach Kirby Smart told his kicker to break some good news to the rest of the team.
Clemson drew to within 31 - 27
with a
field goal, and Kenyan Drake (who lost one of Alabama's kick return fumbles against Ole Miss) returned the ensuing kick 95
yards for a 38 - 27 lead.
About the only bright spot forthe Demon Deacons (3 — 1, 1 — 0) was punter - placekicker Sam Swank, who leadsDivision I - A
with 13
field goal attempts and is tied for first
with 10 makes; he pinned the Midshipmen inside their own five -
yard line on three of his fourpunts.
Auburn and Georgia traded the lead eight times, and the Bulldogs appeared finally to have prevailed after Brandon Coutu's 41 -
yard field goal gave them a 30 - 28 lead
with 3:25 left and they then forced Auburn into the last - gasp, fourth - and - 10 situation.
The New England Patriots have drawn first blood in the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens, getting a Stephen Gostkowski 31 -
yard field goal to go up 3 - 0
with 6:21 left in the first quarter.