"From kicking '45s with his native county, New Orleans Saints kicker was feel-good story of the weekend with 100pc success rate in his first regular season game"
"Scott Hanson - the iconic voice of NFL RedZone - delivered the stat that opened the eyes of the American football world. Ninety-three per cent of onside kicks, a play designed for a team to retain the ball on kick-off, end in failure."
"Charlie Smyth, a fella from Mayobridge who never even kicked a pigskin two years ago, ended his NFL debut with a 100pc success rate."
Charlie Smyth progressed from kicking '45s with his native county to becoming the New Orleans Saints kicker and the feel-good story of the weekend. Scott Hanson delivered a striking statistic showing that 93% of onside kicks end in failure, highlighting the difficulty of the play. Smyth, a native of Mayobridge who had never kicked a pigskin two years earlier, completed his NFL debut with a perfect 100% success rate on onside kicks. The result contrasts sharply with the usual outcomes for onside kick attempts and underscores Smyth's remarkable debut performance.
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