You never know what can happen on the football field. Thursday night's game between the Chargers and the Broncos was no different.
In fact, the Chargers accomplished something that had not been done in 48 years of NFL play.
At the end of the first half of “Thursday Night Football,” the Chargers' Cameron Dicker made a 57-yard free kick field goal, his first since 1976.
With time running out in the second quarter, the Chargers forced Denver to punt.
Riley Dixon sent a 46-yard punt to the Chargers' 38-yard line, Delius Davis called a fair catch, and the first half appeared to be over with a triple-0 on the clock.
However, Broncos corner Tremon Smith received an imprudent fair catch interference penalty, giving the Chargers a 15-yard gain.
Here's where things get interesting.
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According to NFL rules, a team requesting a fair catch can take a drop kick or free kick from the glove position.
However, in this case, the added 15-yard penalty gave the Chargers a chance to kick closer to midfield than they otherwise would have.
Dicker set up for a free kick, but there was no snap and it looked more like a kickoff, but he took the kick. The kick was just two yards shy of his career record set earlier this season.
Fittingly, the last person to accomplish this feat was Chargers kicker Ray Wersching.
TNF analyst Kirk Herbstreit put it simply:
“[He] “We made history tonight,” he said.
