NFL Greatest Punt Tricks

[@reedr7142]

One of my favorite aspects of football is watching the linemen and receivers running downfield to make play-extending blocks. It's such a stat-less component of the game--but so fun to watch.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

What they do is such a huge part of the game. They need to make up a statistic for it so that casual fans can appreciate it more and so they have more coverage in analysis. Could maybe increase their pay too someday.

[@piccilo72]

@@KingHarambe_RIP Left Tackles are already highest paid position on offense. But I agree.

[@mitchnuesca4586]

@@piccilo72 Other than Qb you mean. Not that I they 100% should be

[@ericsinchina]

That first one is one of my favorite plays in football. Just imagine the punter screaming...no! no! no! left!

[@Jakobi26]

2:08 Pat McAfee's strut will always make me laugh.

[@braden-ft8ti]

Karma came back to bite him in the form of Troy Polamalu! 👍

[@HaroldtheDon]

Lol I know, he is such a chad.

[@sithhunter126]

McAfee is the best.

[@TheY2AProblem]

He’s so talented though. Maybe he should have his own podcast.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

There is a reason he is such a fit in WWE

[@breekenneth]

"saw it in the college football game last night, can't remember which one" lol

[@ShayBurgman]

Phil Simms would make those comments all the time and that’s why he got fired

[@keezay3471]

@@ShayBurgman from what? Cause he's still all over the place

[@darkstar4450]

@@ShayBurgman wait is that some disrespect?

[@jaiisrapture5920]

@@darkstar4450 nah its just his job to know these things.

[@GTK_Aztech]

@@ShayBurgman some might say he got a promotion now that he doesn't have to travel.

[@agbook2007]

1:36 “That looks like something you see on the Internet, Daryl, with all these trick plays.” Yes. Yes, it does! 😆

[@mjhbeats1605]

yo that play in that football game looks like one of them videos of those plays from those football games on the internet

[@ShinyHubCaps]

I feel personally called out when the commentator said that it’s like something you see on the internet in a trick plays compilation

[@DaNxYsmells007]

Was waiting for Homers (Seahawks)70 yard play good job saving the best for last

[@mattdavis4248]

Fake punts are always a huge gamble, but when they work it is amazing to see

[@michaelhelmer]

Whenever I see a video about punts and the Colts are on it I have PTSD to “the play” vs. the Patriots

[@sprucetree7996]

3:13 might be the most disrespectful play I've ever seen

[@sithhunter126]

Why? It was a great call, by the best coach of all time executed by the best player of all time.

[@fletchbg]

I dont know about "disrespectful", but I am curious what the point was of a sneak punt on 3rd and 10 with 3 mins in the game while holding a 5 score lead

[@OdenthorIcefang]

Lmao! Poor Richard Sherman! Probably one of the top two or three best pure cover guys ever but can't outrun his own shadow.

[@fishbucket1705]

1:48 giving up a 48-yarder to punt being a “good move” to the commentators just shows are far the NFL has come

[@AuraHero]

IIRC the wind was strong that day, so the field goal wasn't a gimmie.

[@RonBurgundy412]

Pat Mcafee is the goat of punters, maybe someday he’ll have his own sports show 🤔🤔

[@CRAFT7445]

The best trick plays are the ones that either fool the camera or you have to watch in slo-mo to figure out exactly what happened.

[@apostolicgirl635]

The punter in the third clip was so chill with the fake. He just tossed it off to the one guy who took it in for the TD.

[@apostolicgirl635]

0:47

[@bmck5002]

Anyone else see that hay maker at 4:06 after the block?

[@ShadowFreddygamingandmore]

0:51 The Bears player looked like he wanted to stop his own guy

[@zachvanwey3419]

Why leave out the Browns punter run, which was the longest in NFL history, but include one by another punter?

[@chrissegee]

No one talks about how skilled the snapper is to put that ball all over the backfield without tipping off the defense

[@foggy7577]

i dont understand how do the chasers end up on the other side of the field compared to the ball, like surely youd be watching the ball rather than receivers?

[@meandmygolfclub8123]

Why did Houston punt instead of kicking

[@whaduzitmatr]

it was a long field goal they didnt want to risk missing it

[@meandmygolfclub8123]

@@whaduzitmatr it was only 48 yards

[@whaduzitmatr]

@@meandmygolfclub8123 idk thats what the announcers even said, 48 yard fgs are not automatic

[@TheGoatOfArms]

Looks like the wind was blowing pretty bad based on how the goalpost is moving at the bottom of the screen at the start of the clip

[@kylechamberlain2149]

It was extremely windy obviously

[@davidwilliams6612]

those plays were fun to watch

[@tompw3141]

It's amazing how many camera people can't keep track of where the ball is...

[@mikebraithwaite6537]

Really really dumb comment here. Maybe because they film The field and not up in the air where the ball is..

[@robinbeckford]

I was surprised how many players can't keep track of where the ball is...

[@michaelstorseth70]

How do those things work 🤔

[@brianrobaczewski4466]

Never forget the bears first did the fake punt returner deke, but the refs called it back on a blown holding call to help the packers

[@calebphillips7523]

Where is the 2 fake punts by Chiefs Tommy Townsend for 1st downs? Henhas shown for being a punter he's got some accuracy

[@erikrasmussen7953]

Imagine how many more of these Pat McAfee would have been in if Troy Palamalu hadn’t been in the league.

[@yopiff]

You need to find the Reggie Hodges fake punt for the Cleveland Browns many years back. He ran a fake punt for like 75 yards.

[@fletchbg]

Albert Wilson: hey man when you take a fake punt to the house, do a forward flip into the endzone, its a cheat code to get an automatic bonus 2-pt conversion Travis Homer: no wai you dont say 😮 Albert Wilson: totally trust me man I did it five years ago 😂

[@Hazeleyedbri]

How the hell is NY Giants Gary Reasons fake punt in the 1990 NFC Championship game NOT here. That fake punt led to a FG. Ended up beating San Fran+Joe Montana SO NO 3 PEAT. Went on to beat Bills in Super Bowl XXV

[@jasonhumphrey8891]

How many packers fans watching this after the season ending punt

[@innastr8jackitt725]

Where's the Saints vs Browns at?????

[@Beyodd]

Make sure to include hunter smith to Mike sellers on the next one

[@petesmith9472]

I’m Australian…I’ve been watching these nfl punts for about three weeks now and I STILL don’t see what the big deal is with the deep punts. Aussie Rules thus occurs about every three minutes

[@Allonsy42]

I recommend you add a description before each play: teams, date and if it's playoff or regular season. Helps to get some context of what's going on

[@DaGreenMarshmello]

1:44 “Why risk the field goal?” ....uhh... because *points* ???

[@dsportshighlights3417]

It was really bad winds that game

[@Thetysonbearvlog]

@@dsportshighlights3417 Okay thank you, I was really confused

[@zrtgvbnjkop]

Since I never punted a football in my life, it makes me an authority on the internet to raise this question: Why doesn’t the punting team call the side the ball is punted? I wonder every time I see one of those plays where the tacklers are chasing the guy on the wrong side of the field.

[@gujwdhufjijjpo9740]

You and me both. Honestly just embarrassing for the punting team.

[@Prsethsun]

They do, but it’s always possible that your punter fucked up, and watching and focusing the returner is the best wag to efficiently get down field and make a tackle

[@zrtgvbnjkop]

@@Prsethsun … except when it isn’t ;) which makes for great entertainment.

[@Prsethsun]

@@zrtgvbnjkop Yes, exactly, which is why 1% of the time it can backfire, but statistically, plays like the ones in the video have only happened like 3 times ever

[@SamBrickell]

*1:36* was very meta.

[@Inconvenientx]

How does the fake catch keep working? Aren't people watching the ball after it's kicked?

[@tghighlights2126]

Albert Wilson a 🐐 on madden😭

[@wesleyjackson4066]

You gotta have the cowboys kickoff return when he thre it across the field

[@millermuze]

Where’s the fake punt TD by Jon Ryan

[@Tdawwg18]

No Dickson fake punt end zone run? Really dude? Cause that was probably the ballsiest run

[@brianaiitken]

1:45 I know for a fact the announcers did not just call that a smart move. Why kick a medium distance field goal and tie the game when you could kick it away, get 0 points to make your opponent only have to go an extra 20 yards. That is the most disgusting punt decision I have ever seen.

[@tuckertheyoutuber901]

They lost that game by 3

[@YouPremium33]

I dont understand why you dont wanna take those esay 3 points and then kick the ball inside the 20??? especially if you are only in 2nd quarter and down by 3???

[@top_sports_gaming]

Daddy chill

[@delphipascal]

really confused as to why the attacking team aren't watching where their guy kicks the ball...

[@Prsethsun]

Think of it this way. When you’re punting, you’re switching to defense, yeah? Ans you want to make a tackle as far back as possible, or secure the ball, with blockers on the field you have to watch out for. Would it be smarter to run slower, looking in the sky for a ball you can’t see well because it’s sky high, and then get blasted by a blocker, or run full speed towards where the kick returner is, where you know that ball is going 99% of the time

[@delphipascal]

@@Prsethsun I guess this is an American Football thing with the blockers tackling off the ball. Because in Rugby the same can be said about moving to defence and wanting to tackle high up the pitch but you watch the ball because you don't need to worry about getting blasted. Interesting how very similar sports are so different.

[@tuckertheyoutuber901]

1:44 That’s a Bill O’Brien call if I’ve ever seen one

[@auneakeffect]

were is Renfrow laying out the chargers while trying to fake punt?

[@gryphoncompanion]

It is 2022, and you can't go above 480p? lol

[@DillonGauthier]

I didn't realized I was going to be tricked

[@bradh6265]

So the Texans highlights are punting instead of taking points, and giving up a touchdown. How fitting 😅

[@PunaJussi]

Can somebody explain that 3rd down Brady punt for me. I obviously don't know all the rules and that was pretty weird play :D

[@Prsethsun]

They’re not super common, but sometimes (especially in games youre winning” forgoing the 3rd down on 3rd and long and doing whats called a “quick punt” is an effective way of pinning your opponent back, because there won’t be a punt returner.

[@Prsethsun]

Really, you could punt on first down if you wanted to, there’s no rules saying you have to punt on 4th down specifically

[@Rockhound6165]

How do you leave Reggie Hodges fake punt for 68 yards? Still the longest rush by a kicker in NFL history.

[@thrillpickle5185]

Do Dickson's run from the endzone on the next one

[@glockfanboy933]

You forgot pat mcafee punting it to himself

[@TheGrossMeta]

Why don't more teams do this?

[@Oneampersandonly]

risk reward

[@jfchonors8873]

Because they didn’t show the videos of the failed attempts

[@thepurplwolfy686]

It fails often, and if teams did it so often, it would be expected to be a trick play every time which takes away the trick part

[@waynec3563]

Doesn't anybody on the kicking team watch where the ball is going?

[@jonchess8844]

One word: Jacksonville. End.

[@StevenRogers268]

Special teams players are good at front flips

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

The first one might not have been a punt trick. It might just have been Arizona being Arizona.

[@the615god]

2:25 that cut is so nasty

[@ghosthazmgm1838]

I’m sorry…did Tom Brady just PUNT!? 😳

[@floridaboz1]

I guess he has like 3 punts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iavElGBtr79obdE Not bombs, but very good form

[@ghosthazmgm1838]

@@floridaboz1 and all pretty good ones geez

[@Prsethsun]

Yeah man, Tom and Big Ben are semi famous for their 3rd down quick punts

[@bennette.7033]

jesus loves you

[@joeroscoe3708]

I'll never understand how the punting team falls for that shit. Don't they have at least a brief huddle and say "I'm punting to the right (or left) side of the field this time" I mean...the kicker has _some_ control over it.

[@memphisrainestheminischnau3852]

I’m thinking the same thing. Will never understand how this play works at all

[@kalenjifly]

Same thing for me. How is it possible that the players don't look ball's trajectory?

[@Prsethsun]

Think of it this way. When you’re punting, you’re switching to defense, yeah? Ans you want to make a tackle as far back as possible, or secure the ball, with blockers on the field you have to watch out for. Would it be smarter to run slower, looking in the sky for a ball you can’t see well because it’s sky high, and then get blasted by a blocker, or run full speed towards where the kick returner is, where you know that ball is going 99% of the time

[@joeroscoe3708]

@@Prsethsun Yeah, I get you dont wanna be looking up in the sky while your running downfield. And that without some other instructions, you're most likely gonna react to what's happening in front of you. So if the receiving team starts drifting left, you would go left too (or vice-versa). That's exactly why I would huddle up briefly and tell my guys, "I'm kicking it to the right", so matter which way the blockers set up, my guys are going to go right. That way we dont fall for that stupid shit. And if they do try it, they'll be screwed. It wouldnt be that hard to do a quick huddle first.

[@steveschmitt6933]

How do you not look up while running down the field on a punt and see where the ball is heading, even my fucking dog notices the ball when its in the peak of the arch while were playing fetch

[@lafq]

Punt return8

[@johntallanger4036]

How is the fake FG/punt at 1:50 a "good move"? The returner has virtually no relevance in that scenario.

[@CrYpTiCGoku]

Finally someone said it why didn’t they at least try to get the 3 points also???

[@johntallanger4036]

@@CrYpTiCGoku Of course. Or just go for it. Football is kind of a dumb sport full of mostly dumb people.

[@TomoYoMomo15]

A defensive linemen was in position to block/ force a fumble

[@brianjohnson2488]

No, the coach had points on the game.

[@Prsethsun]

Supposedly it was super windy that game or something

[@Prsethsun]

To anyone else who ever sees this video, and thinks “hOw do tHe plAyErs gEt fAkeD ouT bY the pUnt, whY doNt thEy loOk whErE tHe bALL iS flYinG?” Think of this scenario with your big boy brains. Does sprinting and looking 200 feet into the air for a ball you can’t see well, while having super athletes sprinting at you to clock you into another dimension sound like a good idea? Or running to where the returner is, where the ball is going 99% of the time?

[@joeroscoe3708]

I'd spend 10 seconds first making sure I told all my guys which side of the field I'm gonna punt the ball to. And I'd do that 100% of the time. Cuz champions don't do 99%.

[@Prsethsun]

@@joeroscoe3708 Well dude, no shit they know where the ball is SUPPOSED to go, but punters make errors and occasionally boot it to the wrong spot, which is why they know where its going 99% of the time. Thats why this fake is effective, it relies on the possibility of human error

[@joeroscoe3708]

@@Prsethsun Well, obviously you can't _plan_ on a punter fucking up, right? You have to _plan_ on him doing his job. So, when this play happens (and it works out for the rec'v team)... Do you think it's due to human error by the punter? Or... Do you think the receiving team _plans_ to do it? Since it can't be both. Which is it? Obviously the answer is...the recieving team plans to do it. But it wouldn't work if everyone on the kicking team _knew_ exactly where the ball was going. Would it? No, it would not. So why not take 10 seconds to make sure everyone knows where youre gonna kick it? And if you don't think nfl punters can kick the ball exactly where they want to, you should check out some nfl punting practices. Those guys can drop it in a garbage can from 65 yards away. And if they do happen to shank it, the whole rec'v team isn't gonna know to automatically sprint into the fake play. They wouldn't really know he shanked it til after anyway.

[@Prsethsun]

@@joeroscoe3708 Trust me, I have crazy respect for punters, those dudes are nuts with what they can do with a football, and you’re absolutely right, receiving teams purposefully plan this fake. The reason this fake works, is of course the punting team knows “Okay, it’s punt right so the ball is supposed to go right” and in practice, they’re going to practice blindly sprinting to where the returner is or where the ball is supposed to go. They PRACTICE watching where the returner goes, regardless of the play call because they know thats where the ball has to be going 99% of the time, that way even if the punter manages to somehow fuck up, they still have an idea of where the ball is going. They practice following where the returner goes. So when the returner goes the wrong way on purpose, the punt team is gonna figure thats where the ball is going regardless of what they originally play called

[@Prsethsun]

@@joeroscoe3708 And if you still think thats wrong, the proof is in the pudding of these fakes that these return teams ran, they all flow to where the returner is regardless of the playcall, which is why they worked. Of course a few players, generally the punter and long snapper were like “Oh shit, its a fake!” But not the guys sprinting down field

[@piccilo72]

Dirty birds with a block in the back at about 2;50

[@SiddantKanthi21]

Learned the first from football fusion

[@royfrie]

Nice video, but where is Johny Hekker ?

[@emeraldaly7646]

I don't understand how one guy can pretend to catch the ball on one side of the field when it's actually going to completely the other side of the field. Don't they know where the ball is going?

[@Prsethsun]

Yes, but you never know if your punter fucked up, and you can’t be looking 200 feet in the air with other super athletes running at you to deliver the pain train

[@Live21Forever]

Imagine all that work, but then there's a flag, because the ref bet on the other team.

[@sludge8506]

What a great call!!! As long as it worked. Otherwise…

[@Jame5man]

1:42 why are the announcers gushing over this like it’s some sort of genius call. 48 yards is a makeable field goal and gets you 3 points A punt gets you nothing and gives your opponent the ball for free. This is braindead football

[@auznreplays3099]

ya but if they miss the field goal the other team gets the ball where they went for the field goal instead of at the 10 yard line

[@drewnowell3824]

it was windy

[@spillzz1239]

God bless stay safe I hope everyone has a blessed week God is good God loves y’all all 🙏✝️🙏✝️

[@Austin101123]

why would you fake a 48yd field goal instead of just taking the 3pts? LOL

[@frazedaddy21]

No Taysom Hill?

[@tt128556]

I still have no idea what happens in the first one, and I've rewatched it a million times.

[@kpenpen]

Gunner #7 catches the ball just off the screen low

[@RoyalMela]

Same as in 1:06 play. Punt returner goes to opposite sideline as the punt, draws opponents attention to him, while his teammate runs below the ball, catches it and makes a return.

[@Im-not-clever]

Would have loved to watch the video but I'm not watching 30 seconds of ads for a 4-minute video.. that's f****** ridiculous

[@DanRustle]

that houston punt was a head scratcher. no wonder they are one of the worst teams in the nfl

[@walmars3curity]

How was that first one that great?

[@aa1bb2cc3dd4]

Richard Sherman is the slowest cornerback in the NFL. I have never seen someone so athletic run so incredibly slow. He let the punter get him. Sad

[@sithhunter126]

Trips on his lips.

[@louisp.3332]

How is actually punting the ball a trick?

[@TehSWEED]

480p in 2022, no thank you

[@Prsethsun]

Your poor eyes😳

[@SeanModernAthlete]

I live in a country where we don't play American Football, as it is known outside of the USA, but I enjoy watching highlights from time to time. However, I can't wrap my head around the fake out under a punt, where the defending team makes the chasing team think the ball has gone to one side of the field, while the ball is actually going the other way, leaving the receiver with an open run back downfield. It means the kicking side's players are all bloody idiots, because they just blindly run upfield. None of them actually looks at the flight of the ball to see where they're supposed to go. No wonder receiving teams have cottoned on to the fact that it's easy to trick them into going the wrong way! I'm sure football fans could go into detailed explanations as to why this is clever, but to an outsider, it just makes football players look stupid. Or gullible.

[@Prsethsun]

Thats okay, this is a misconception a lot of people who don’t know football have, and as someone who does play American Football Ill explain. When you punt the ball to the other team, your goal is to tackle the punt returner (the guy who catches the ball and runs) as far back as you can, or secure the football. The other team is going to have blockers trying to block for said returner. So if you’re running, trying to keep track of a ball thats like 200 feet in the air, you’re running slower probably for one, and you’re likely to get absolutely blasted by someone on the opposing team. Whereas its much easier to sprint full speed ahead at where the returner is, because you know thats where the ball is going 99% of the time. It’s the same as say, walking across a road, at a non-crosswalk, looking into the sky with oncoming teaffic

[@notshayne927]

wtf is up with the texans faking a 44 yd field goal and instead punting it, is 44 yds to much to ask from an NFL kicker, they were down 3-0 in the second quarter, what i dont get even more is why the announcers see that as a good move????? its not like the game was on the line if they miss the kick, like there is literally absolutely no logic in that play call

[@Prsethsun]

Supposedly it was really windy that game, or something along that lines

[@highmedic2351]

How do people get fooled this easily?

[@Prsethsun]

You don’t play or watch football much do ya

[@highmedic2351]

@@Prsethsun I have played before and watch loads.

[@joryfuchs9092]

Evergrow

[@adamwallace8082]

Greatest punt fake.... Gray Reasons, 1990 NFC Championship game NYG v. SF 15-13

[@gooddypm]

How bloody thick. Can’t watch a ball in the air

[@Prsethsun]

Yeah, because running forward and looking 200 feet into the sky with super athletes sprinting at you to blast you off your feet is a better idea

[@gooddypm]

@@Prsethsun it isn’t as if your head is on an articulating joint is it. What a load of bill shit. Rugby League and Union manage it. Just the padded ones can’t manage it? Bollocks.

[@AcesInMyPocket]

Hearing Gruden’s voice 🤢

[@ThePercyJacksonDude]

Cunningham juked out an invisible guy near the end of his catch and run lol. 1:02

[@sksr762]

NFL is funny mann hahahah run with a ball.

[@michaelstorseth70]

If the flying camera things were filmed by cameramen it would be a disaster.

[@ryanmaultsby2890]

Sam Koch????

[@parkermckeever4328]

Lmao

[@jopalm3649]

Can a Football expert tell me how 00:00 is possible? I mean, you see, where the Ball flies, dont you? The same goes for 1:34.

[@colmecolwag]

Not seeing the exact angle it comes off the foot, especially if youre engaged with another beefy 300 pound lineman, isnt too unreasonable. Add on that wind could make a kick move in the air too and its reasonable most players wouldnt be able to directly tell where the ball is overhead

[@farrisduwayri8640]

The kicking team won’t be looking at the sky to see where the punt is, It would be hard to just look up in a split second, i’d they look up to look for the ball, they’d lose speed or focus on the game. The only one who really knows is the kicker and the returner. The rest are just following the people they think know.

[@TopDeadCenter775]

“Punt tricks” lol you mean Fake punts

[@ShinyHubCaps]

No, the Tom Brady one was a fake pass/actual punt, and 3 of them were tricks on the punt return.

[@Cre8tvMG]

4:06 - 49ers #11 sucker punches a Seahawk. Should have been disqualified.

[@paulthomson2288]

Only Americans would fall for these "tricks" the rest of the world actually watches the ball...