Prior to every game, special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong, K Matt Bryant and head coach Dan Quinn get together to discuss Bryant’s range on that day.
Last week, Armstrong and Bryant said they felt confident attempting a 58-yarder at the end of a half. They almost had a chance to execute that precise scenario: Following a nine-yard reception by Taylor Gabriel with two seconds left in the second quarter, the Falcons wound up at the Chiefs’ 42 – putting Atlanta exactly one yard outside Armstrong and Bryant’s comfort zone.
Quinn decided to take the chance anyways.