A total of 4 field goals inside 30 yards were either missed or blocked, two each by Atlanta's Morten Andersen and Minnesota's Gary Anderson . Two of the most decorated kickers in NFL history struggled mightily in the climate-controlled facility. I thought I hit the final kick pretty good. It was certainly inside the upright, then it veered left.
Nothing is guaranteed, especially for a kicker.
Ironically Anderson's missed chip shot against the Falcons a year ago cost the Vikings a trip to the Super Bowl. It was the only field goal he missed all of last season. He's already missed two one game into the 1999 season. Kicking is something you can't really explain. You just do it.