What a day it was to be an NFL special teams coordinator.
Highlighted by a stretch of four (FOUR!!) blocked kicks between the Buccaneers-Jets, Eagles-Rams and Browns-Packers contests, the third phase of the game really delivered on the early-season action the league is best known for.
Let’s start with the reigning Super Bowl champions.
Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter — the Eagles’ pair of star University of Georgia defensive tackles — each blocked a Rams field goal in the fourth quarter.
But none bigger than Davis’, who stymied Joshua Karty’s game-winning attempt and took it to the house. “I ain’t run that fast since my 40 (yard dash),” Davis told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo during the celebration.
While it may seem like a joke, Davis wasn’t lying.
The six-foot-six, 336-pounder — who c