Officials Forget to Rotate in K-Ball, Vikes' Ryan Longwell Comes Up Short

Published: November 5, 2007, 4:43 am

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Filed under: Chargers, Vikings, AFC West, NFC NorthYeah, about Ryan Longwell's 57-yard field-goal attempt that ended up going 109 yards the other way for an Antonio Cromartie touchdown ... well, it seems like the ball was to blame. They put a quarterback ball in," Longwell said, referring to the different balls used in the game. "They didn't put a K ball in the game. ... The quarterbacks' (ball) are a little bit tackier and have better grip... Obviously, the K ball was flying pretty well today." "You don't think about giving up a return like that," Longwell said. "When you've got a guy like that against linemen, and snappers and kickers, I mean, he's got good odds." As Tony Romo made us all aware last postseason, the K ball was introduced to prevent kickers from breaking in the football too much. They're slicker, which presumably makes them travel farther (everybody knows slick balls go a long way, right?), but also harder to hold onto (or so I've been told).(This ends the

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