He partially deflected a punt against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 2.

During one game in the 1980s, Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Earl Winfield was unable to field a punt properly ; in frustration, he kicked the ball out of bounds.

On the punt Ortego forgot what the play call was for the punt return and the ensuing chaos resulted in him being penalized for running after a fair catch and Leslie Frazier, his teammate, suffering a knee injury which ended his career.

After the Patriots received the second half opening kickoff, they managed to get one first down, but then had to punt after Grogan was sacked twice.

However, instead of attempting to return the ball, Renfro let it bounce inside his own 1-yard line where it was downed by center Tom Goode ( NFL rules prior to 1974 allowed a field goal that fall short of the goal posts to be downed just like a punt ).

On third down, Morrall threw his third consecutive incompletion, which would have forced Baltimore to punt from deep in their own territory, but Renfro was called for a 13-yard pass interference penalty while trying to cover Hinton, giving the Colts a first down.

) Dallas was forced to punt on their ensuing drive, and Widby managed to pin the Colts deep in their own territory with a 40-yard punt that was downed on Baltimore's 5-yard line.

Two plays later, Tarkenton was sacked for a six-yard loss by defensive tackle Manny Fernandez on third down, forcing Minnesota to punt from their own 7-yard line.

However, Pittsburgh failed to get a first down on their next possession and was forced to punt from deep in their own territory.

But early in the fourth quarter, Dallas punter Mitch Hoopes was forced to punt from inside his own goal line.

Dallas was then forced to punt, and the Broncos advanced to the Cowboys ' 33-yard line before quarterback Craig Morton was sacked for an 11-yard loss on third down.

On their next drive, the Cowboys responded by advancing to the Steelers 39-yard line, but were pushed back to their own 39-yard line after quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked twice, and they were forced to punt.

After each team punted once, Jaworski threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rodney Parker, but the score was nulified by an illegal motion penalty on wide receiver Harold Carmichael and the Eagles ended up being forced to punt.

Then after forcing the Redskins to punt, Woodley attempted a deep pass again, but was hit by Washington defensive end Dexter Manley causing him to fumble, and defensive tackle Dave Butz recovered the ball.

On their ensuing drive, Washington was forced to punt, but Los Angeles punt returner Ted Watts muffed the catch and Washington safety Greg Williams recovered the ball at the Raiders 42-yard line.

After the ensuing kickoff, Miami again was forced to punt after 3 plays, and McLemore returned Reggie Roby's 39-yard punt 10 yards to the 49ers ' 48-yard line.

On the Dolphins ' ensuing drive, they were forced to punt again after Marino was sacked twice ( once by defensive lineman Manu Tuiasosopo and once by Board ).

The Cowboys held the lead through most of the game, until a fumble, blocked punt, and interception led to the Jets coming back to win the game.

A punt operated across the Latrobe River until a toll bridge was erected.

The new service, and especially its comptroller, Joseph Brennan were initially most concerned with balancing the state's budget and avoiding long-term in-debtedness The Free State printed its own notes ( the punt ), and minted its own coins but their value remained tied to British sterling currency until the 1970s.

The bridge was first the site of a punt, with a wooden cattle crossing not being built until 1861, with those crossing a bridge being charged a toll.

The fog was thick enough that fans could not see the action on the field, receivers lost sight of the ball after it left the quarterbacks ' hand, and punt returners could not find punts until they hit the ground.

Then early in the second period, Nick Giaquinto returned a punt 48 yards to set up a one-yard touchdown run by Riggins to give the Redskins a 24-0 lead with nearly 14 minutes left until halftime.

His 141 punt return yards was an NFL playoff record and would remain so until broken by Anthony Carter in the 1987-88 playoffs.

Metcalf's 10 punt return touchdowns were an NFL record, until October 2, 2011 when Devin Hester broke it against the Carolina Panthers.

* When the punt is going straight, recover the pole hand over hand until you can throw it down again and begin the next stroke.

He held the Big Ten Conference career punt return yardage record with 1, 347 yards until Michigan's Steve Breaston eclipsed his mark in 2006.

At the debut pre-season game of Cowboys Stadium, a punt by Tennessee Titans kicker, A. J. Trapasso, hit the 2, 100 in.

For the rest of the half, the Titans were forced to punt on all of their possessions.

The football team won state titles in 1999 and 2000 with players such as Mark Jones, a former punt returner for the Tennessee Titans, Dan Connor ( American football player ), an All American linebacker from Penn State who is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys.

After forcing a punt, the Titans drove 56 yards in 11 plays.

Titans receiver Isaac Byrd's 16-yard punt return and five carries from Eddie George for 17 yards set up a wobbly 36-yard field goal by Al Del Greco.

Early in the second quarter, a 15-yard punt return from Titans receiver Derrick Mason gave his team the ball at the Ravens 35-yard line.

The rest of the third quarter was scoreless, but midway through the fourth quarter, Troy Brown's 10-yard punt return gave the Patriots great field position at the Titans 40-yard line.

Backed up at their own 11-yard line by a Shane Lechler punt and simply trying to run out the clock, running back Robert Holcombe fumbled the ball while being tackled by Raiders linebacker Eric Barton, and defensive back Anthony Dorsett, who was a member of the Titans 1999 Super Bowl squad, recovered the ball at the Tennessee 16-yard line.

Because Nedney had been injured making a tackle in the second quarter, Titans coach Jeff Fisher decided to punt rather than attempt a field goal, but due to a bad snap, punter Craig Hentrich was unable to make the kick and was downed at the Titans 19-yard line.

After forcing a punt, the Titans drove 56 yards in 11 plays.

Late in the fourth quarter, Titans receiver Isaac Byrd's 16-yard punt return and five carries from Eddie George for 17 yards set up a 36-yard field goal by Del Greco, giving Tennessee a 15-13 lead with 1: 38 left.

Later in the period, the Colts had a great opportunity to come back when defensive back Terrence Wilkins returned a punt 87 yards to the Titans 3-yard line, but it was overruled by a replay challenge from coach Jeff Fisher.

Tennessee was forced to punt again on their next drive, but Reggie Barlow muffed the kick and Steve Jackson recovered the ball for the Titans on the Jacksonville 19-yard line.

Then, faced with a fourth-and-one situation at the Gators ' own 29-yard-line, coach Doug Dickey decided to go for the first down rather than punt.

" If ever a man proved his worth as a future head coach, Marvin Lewis did it with this complete domination of the Giants in their 16 possessions: Punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, interception, punt, interception, interception, punt, interception, punt, punt, punt, end of game ", wrote Sports Illustrated writer Michael Silver after the game.

Initially viewed by his coach to be too scrawny to play football, Kerney eventually became team captain and was selected Most Valuable Player while recording three sacks, one blocked punt, one interception and 84 tackles in just eight games as a junior.

* Pooch punts: Occasionally, a coach lines his team up in a shotgun formation and has the quarterback " quick kick ," or " pooch punt ," to use the element of surprise to cause the defense not to have a receiver ready.

In 1983, Fisher had suffered a broken leg on a punt return when he was tackled by then-Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Cowher, the future head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

During a game against the Minnesota Vikings, Taylor was pushed into the sidelines on a punt and crashed into Vikings head coach Mike Tice.

Therefore, if a coach knows that a player runs 40 yards in 4. 5 seconds, he will be able to leave the line of scrimmage when a punt is kicked, and reach at the point where the ball comes down just as it arrives.