ESPN.com · Oct 3, 2018
Best kick ever? Blizzard boot started Adam Vinatieri's legacy
INDIANAPOLIS -- Making game-winning field goals isn't a big deal for Indianapolis Colts future Hall of Fame kicker Adam Vinatieri. He's made 27 of those in his 23-year NFL career and downplays them all.
But if you go back nearly 17 years, you find two field goals that weren't just any kicks for Vinatieri.
They were the moments that put him on the map.
The setting
2001 AFC divisional playoffs: This is better known as the "Tuck Rule Game" between the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders.
Conditions: A night blizzard, in 25-degree weather.
The kicks: A 45-yard field goal to force overtime and a 23-yard OT winner.
