JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Standing half a football field away and with more than a dozen offensive and defensive linemen blocking his view, Cam Little couldn’t see the ball clear the crossbar.
But when his Jacksonville Jaguars teammates started screaming and scrambling, Little knew the outcome: a 70-yard field goal that he initially thought set an NFL record.
He later learned it wouldn't count because it happened in a preseason game, a 31-25 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
“It does (stink)," he said. "That means we just have to go out there and make it again.”
Little nailed a 70-yarder to end the first half, a kick that would have broken the NFL record had it happened during the regular season.
Little and the Jaguars celebrated widely as the half ended with the Steelers leading