FIRST DOWN: PRAISE FOR PRATER
The last kick Matt Prater attempts every pregame is a 60-yarder from the left hash.
It was the same routine Sunday in Minnesota, and Prater booted it right through with room to spare.
So, when his number was called with two seconds left, and he was asked to tie the game from that same left hash and two yards closer (58 yards), Prater had no doubt the game was going to overtime.
“I’m confident,” Prater said afterward. “More than likely I’m not worried about missing it short. I just expect to make the kick, so I try not to overthink it.