Christmas Eve, 2000: The kick that changed everything.
Well, that’s not exactly true, but it’s undeniable that Paul Edinger’s 54-yard boot to end the Detroit Lions season sent the franchise into a tailspin like no one could have imagined.
It resonates again this week as another holiday meeting with the Chicago Bears beckons on Thursday.
“That was by far the biggest kick of my career up to that point,” Edinger said recently from St.