Harrison Butker's Stunning 57-Yard Field Goal: Super Bowl Record
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00:00 Kicking was a big part of this game, Vinny,
00:02 bigger than I think most people thought it would be.
00:04 Harrison Butker ended up kicking a 57-yard field goal
00:07 in this game, longest field goal made.
00:09 Stunning to see even Jake Moody
00:11 in the confidence that Kyle Shanahan had in him.
00:14 I mean, Vinny, I'm guessing, now that I'm thinking about it,
00:18 maybe they saw warmups with these guys and said,
00:21 "Wait a second, these guys are gonna boom it tonight."
00:23 That's the only thing that I can come up with here
00:25 because, Vinny, most teams in the regular season
00:29 don't even opt to kick field goals like that.
00:31 They're like, "No way, we're going for it."
00:32 These guys were like, "Yeah, sure, let's try 55, 57."
00:35 Unheard of.
00:37 Yeah, I mean, this is a pretty good field for field goals.
00:39 I mean, Daniel Carlson has been very clutch
00:42 for the Raiders on this field, so he's been a big-time kicker.
00:46 And look, Harrison Butker, I think we forget about him.
00:48 He's the key member of this Chiefs team as well.
00:51 We're right there with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey,
00:54 and Chris Jones representing the other parts of the team, right?
00:56 So this guy's been money all the time.
00:59 He's got a big leg.
01:00 And the difference we know in the game was Jake Moody,
01:02 look, 49ers drafted him pretty early
01:05 because he has a big leg, right?
01:07 This is why he can make these longer field goals.
01:09 He's just inconsistent on the shorter kicks.
01:11 And we saw that. He missed the extra point attempt
01:13 that put everything out of whack in this game
01:16 and maybe could have spared this game going to overtime.
01:18 So, look, Moody is still a guy that they liked
01:22 because, again, Robbie Gould just didn't have that range there.
01:25 But Butker's everything.
01:27 I mean, we talk about Justin Tucker being the best modern kicker
01:30 and all that.
01:31 I don't think Butker gets enough credit here.
01:33 He's just clutch after clutch.
01:35 And he's just not the most exciting guy,
01:37 but he just goes out there like an assassin
01:39 and delivers whenever the Chiefs need him.
01:41 And, again, I think that's an underrated part.
01:43 The special teams, I mean, I don't know how good the offense
01:45 and defense are, but the special teams and the Chiefs,
01:47 just a big part of their three championships.