Kansas City Chiefs: Appreciation for Harrison Butker, the kid from out of nowhere
By Kris Weeden
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker put together a historic season as a rookie.
It was a calm October night in Kansas City. The smell of barbecue had stalled, as fans in the stands and in the parking lots turned their attention to the game. The Kansas City Chiefs had been in an absolute battle with the Washington Redskins, with each score having been hard-earned.
Kirk Cousins had kept his team in the game and stayed neck-and-neck with Alex Smith and the Chiefs. On 3rd-and-2 with 57 seconds left on the clock, Cousins took the snap in the shotgun, stood in the pocket and threw what appeared to be a perfect ball for the game-winning touchdown to a flying Josh Doctson.
But as Doctson came down with it, he hit the ground hard and the ball popped out. The Redskins would settle for a field goal.
The Chiefs now had a chance to take the ball down the field and win the game with 42 seconds left on the clock. After a huge throw and catch by Smith to Albert Wilson, a chance to win the game was presented to them.
The Chiefs now put the game in the hands of rookie placekicker Harrison Butker, who had missed his first career attempt of 43 yards. Now he was faced with another 43-yarder and a bigger situation, but Buttker showed no signs of nervousness.
Despite Jay Gruden’s attempted icing of the Chiefs’ brand new kicker, Harrison Butker put the ball through the uprights, and ….
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This was the beginning of one of the great rookie kicker seasons in recent history.