When Adam Vinatieri kicked the game-winning field goal in Super Bowl XXXVI, Evan McPherson was just two years old. And yet that kick, and Vinatieri’s run with the New England Patriots in general, is still a source of inspiration for McPherson.
On Sunday, the 22-year-old will try to do his best Vinatieri impression by becoming a Super Bowl winner himself. In order to accomplish that goal, he and the Cincinnati Bengals will have to get the better of the same team New England beat 20 years ago.
Vinatieri and the Patriots bested the Rams when they were still based in St.