With six seconds left in the first half Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, Brandon McManus lined up to attempt an NFL record 65-yard field goal.
But Broncos coach Vic Fangio changed his mind, pulling McManus off the field and sending rookie quarterback Drew Lock and the confused offense back on. McManus was fired up, yelling at Fangio as he stormed to the sideline and then spiking his helmet.
Fangio said his reasoning for not kicking in the situation — the Broncos were eventually pegged with a delay-of-game penalty on the play and didn’t get any points on the drive — was because the attempt would have been out of “desperation”.