Matt Prater was coaching his son's football team in Arizona earlier this week when he received a phone call with a unique invitation.

Bright and early on Thursday morning, the 18-year veteran kicker arrived at the Bills facility, passed a physical examination and signed with the team's practice squad. Three days later, his new teammates hoisted him into the air moments after he drilled a 32-yard field goal to complete Buffalo's 15-point fourth quarter comeback against the Baltimore Ravens.

"When we got down early by two scores, no one blinked at all, no one skipped a beat, they just kept going," Prater said after the Bills' Week 1 win. "And then at the end, when we had gotten the ball back with [1:26 remaining], I knew we were going to get a shot."

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