KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The answer to the question you’ve had ever since the Minnesota Vikings' Blair Walsh missed a potential game-winning field goal in last Sunday's playoff game against Seattle: Yes, the Kansas City Chiefs practice for the contingency of kicking the laces of the football.
“We do that from time to time throughout the year," Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos said. “It doesn’t happen very often [in a game]. Our operation has been smooth. I practice it on my own, when I’m warming up. I put the laces sideways or I put the laces backwards or make it a bad lean just to work on it if it does happen.