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Colts coach Frank Reich stands by Adam Vinatieri in wake of miss, blames 'fluky' operation

INDIANAPOLIS -- Adam Vinatieri is the Indianapolis Colts' placekicker. Frank Reich was adamant.

On Monday, the Colts coach defended his maligned, hall-of-fame bound kicker by faulting a "fluky" snap and hold that led to Vinatieri's miss in the final minute of the Colts' 26-24 loss in Pittsburgh.

While Reich made it clear that he firmly believes in snapper Luke Rhodes and holder/punter Rigoberto Sanchez, there was no doubt in his mind that the inward-facing laces are what caused Vinatieri to shank a 10th kick in the 2019 campaign.

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"I think we all saw it," Reich said during a Monday teleconference.