Thirteen seconds was all Patrick Mahomes needed. Well, thirteen seconds, some timeouts and 44 yards in a trio of plays, plus he needed Harrison Butker to nail the game-tying field goal in one of the ...

In one moment, the Bills seemed primed to pull off a road upset of the Chiefs and be on their way to hosting the AFC championship game next week against the Bengals. Seemingly an instant later, ...

NFL rules on player safety are typically a pendulum that swing either for the offense or defense. The league’s new kickoff rules stipulate that a returner can fair-catch a kick and have the offense’s ...

With 13 seconds remaining in regulation, nursing a 3-point, the Buffalo Bills had a dilemma against the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. To squib-kick or not to squib-kick — ...

Last week, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com pointed out that the Patriots’ kickers have been practicing squib kicks, given the latest rule change aimed at reducing the number of kickoffs. This week, Reiss has ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. The Bills’ decision making at the close of their Divisional Playoff game against ...

When Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked last month about the latest attempt to make the kickoff return safer by having fewer of them, he didn’t say much. (Shocker.) But it was clear that he ...

With 13 seconds on the game clock, Matt Bryant kicked the game-winning field goal for the Atlanta Falcons, but what happened next almost cost Atlanta the game. Instead of attempting to kick the ball ...

Lutheran South (Texas) kicker Rhet Lavergne hits the squib that won the game for the Pioneers against John Cooper. / Photo by lillyywithacamera/IG They got two instead and won the game 44-37 in one of ...