Long before K Tyler Loop missed what would have been the game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers were laying the groundwork for a blessed victory. Caught on cameras before the game, a priest was seen blessing the field with holy water.
Here is a clip from NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast.
I have never heard of this being done before. For all we know, the Steelers do this before every home game. At the very least, this was the first time it was made a big deal of on the television broadcast, and certainly the first time that a game-winning field goal was missed in that same end zone.