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Wil Lutz didn't realize he was kicking from 57 yards in playoffs until after he'd already hit it

The first playoff kick of Wil Lutz's career was a big one.

Long, to be more accurate.

Lutz hit from 57 yards on Sunday against the Panthers, tying Cincinnati's Mike Nugent for the second-longest postseason kick in NFL history, although he didn't realize it when he lined it up.

"It's find of funny, I was telling Thomas (Morstead), I didn't even know until about 10 plays after that it was a 57-yarder," Lutz said. "I actually thought it was 52. I saw the line and two ticks, so that's what I thought it was. It's probably a good thing, I didn't try to swing out of your shoes.