Adam Vintaieri, Frank Gore and Joe Reitz discuss the Indianapolis Colts' win. Clark Wade / IndyStar.com
It was 19 years ago last month the kid from South Dakota State first trotted onto an NFL field. Before that, Adam Vinatieri had finished his college career with just one more make (27) than miss (26). He’d been forced to go all the way to Amsterdam to salvage any shot he had a professional football, and on his first day with the New England Patriots, his head coach told him the only reason he was there was to light a fire under the established starter’s behind.