Fairbairn kicked from the 50-yard-line, instead of the 35-yard-line, because a Green Bay defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the previous play, a Houston field goal.
The worst-case scenario here actually gave the Texans better field position than a touchback at the 30, which has accounted for 65.6% of kickoffs this season through the early games in Week 7.
From the 35-yard-line, an out of bounds kick means the ball is placed at the receiving team's 40-yard-line, which gives the receiving team a short field.
Best case scenario, they try to field, then we can tackle them at the 10. And worst possibility, it goes out of bounds and they're at the 25.
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