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Once we consider area targets hitting the uprights within the NFL, we frequently consider devastating misses such because the well-known “double doink” that concerned the Chicago Bears years in the past. However, generally, the ball hits the upright and by some means makes its manner by means of.
That’s precisely what occurred on Sunday night time. The Washington Commanders practically let the sport slip away when a chip-shot area purpose began to float in direction of the correct upright shortly, solely to look contained in the uprights on the ultimate play of an absolute basic NFC Wild Card Recreation between the Commanders and homestanding Tampa Bay Buccaneeers.
After the primary 4 playoff video games of the weekend had been more-or-less duds, we lastly acquired to look at an ideal sport.
The sport was fairly back-and-forth the entire manner. However, just some performs after an important goal-line stand by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this fumble by Baker Mayfield modified the whole lot.
CHAOS! Baker loses the ball and it is @Commanders ball within the purple zone ????
????: #WASvsTB on NBC????: Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock pic.twitter.com/0Oq5lmBhsF
— NFL (@NFL) January 13, 2025
The Commanders would rating the go-ahead landing on a go from Jayden Daniels to Terry McLaurin. The Buccaneers would tie the sport up with a area purpose with 4:41 left. That arrange Jayden Daniels and firm to go down the sector and arrange the profitable area purpose try.
Washington has had points at kicker all 12 months, and Zane Gonzalez is their sixth kicker this 12 months. Nonetheless, the game-winning kick was a chip shot 37-yarder.
However, Zane Gonzalez mishit it, resulting in a basic doink.
A DOINK TO THE DIVISIONAL ROUND!!!! @COMMANDERS WIN! pic.twitter.com/TRwyX11zcZ
— NFL (@NFL) January 13, 2025
Once we suppose playoff doinks, we consider this. It by no means will get previous. Keep watch over the mascot.
6 years in the past… The Double Doink ???? pic.twitter.com/ssX2G3zSID
— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2025
Commanders followers will bear in mind their doink far more fondly than Bears followers.
Washington will head to Philadelphia subsequent Sunday to tackle their NFC East rival within the NFC Divisional Spherical
