Butt Punt

The Butt Punt was a notorious play from a National Football Leauge game played on Sep 25, 2022 between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills. The play happened at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami punter, Thomas Morstead punted the ball from his endzone, in to the butt of WR Trent Sherfield flying out the back of the endzone resulting in a safety. This play was the worst in the fourth quarter, giving the Bills the chance to win with a field goal.
==Background==
===Broadcast===
The game was aired on CBS and Paramount+. The announcers were Kevin Harlan(play-by-play), Trent Green(analyst), and Melanie Collins(reporter). https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/09/20/nfl-week-3-announcers-schedule-tv-broadcasters-announcing-crews/8066722001/ 
===Teams===
Bills head coach Sean McDermott had dominated the AFC East for the past 3 years, winning the division 3 times. Up and coming Miami coach, Mike McDaniel had just gained elite threat WR, Tyreek Hill. Both teams entered the week 2 and 0, but only one team could win. That ended up being the Miami Dolphins.
==Game Summary==
Week 3 Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
*Date: September 25, 2022
*Game Time: 1:00 P.M. EST
*Game Weather: 89 degrees F, sunny, feels like 99 http://www.nflweather.com/en/game/2022/week-3/bills-at-dolphins 
*Attendance: 66,206 people https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401437738 
*Referee: Alex Kemp
*TV Announcers:(CBS) Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, and Melanie Collins https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/09/20/nfl-week-3-announcers-schedule-tv-broadcasters-announcing-crews/8066722001/ 
*Final Score: Dolphins: 21 to Bills: 19
==Before the Butt Punt==
===First Quarter===
Buffalo scored first with a 2 yard passingtouchdown from Josh Allen to Devin Singletary. Then Miami got on the board with a 1 yard rushing touchdown from Chase Edmonds.
===Second Quarter===
Isaiah McKenzie catches an eight yard passing touchdown from Josh Allen. Miami got on the board again, with an 11 yard passing touchdown from Tua Tagovailoa to River Carcraft, this was the last score of the 1st half.
===Third Quarter===
Bills, Tyler Bass scores a 30 yard field goal.
===Fourth Quarter===
Dolphins, Chase Edmonds scores a 3 yard rushing touchdown. https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401437738 
==During the Butt Punt==
Miami had a 21 to 17 lead with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins line up to punt deep in their own half. Punter Thomas Morstead lines up to punt, the snap is fine, the catch was fine, there was no reason to doubt that the punt would go wrong. A second later, it hit in to the butt of WR Trent Sherfield ending up in a safety. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/sports/football/dolphins-bills-punt.html 
==After the Butt Punt==
Buffalo gets the ball back, takes a long time to get down the field, and gets a penalty, this stops the clock. With 18 seconds left, Josh Allen passes to Isaiah McKenzie for a 12 yard gain, the only problem was that Buffalo was out of timeouts, and McKenzie fought for more yards instead of running out of bounds, which would have stopped the clock. The clock kept running, resulting in a win for Miami. Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey got mad and threw his papers, getting caught on TV. This made a famous meme. https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/401437738 
==Aftermath==
===Stats===
 
Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw 42-63, 400 yards, and 2 tds. He also rushed for 8 carries and 47 yards. Bills running back, Devin Singletary had the most receiving yards with 11 targets and 9 receptions for 78 yards and 1 touchdown. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw 13-18 for 186 yards and one touchdown. Dolphins running back Chase Edmonds rushed six attempts for 21 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle had 6 targets for 4 receptions and 102 yards. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/boxscore/NFL_20220925_BUF@MIA/ 
 
===Meme===
The play became so popular that they nicknamed it the the Butt Punt after Mark Sanchez’s butt fumble. The other games quickly so the highlight, and it became so popular that it became a meme. The video quickly gained more than 150k views on YouTube. Mark Sanchez reacted to it, joking “Woah… stay out of my lane bro” https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/09/25/mark-sanchez-reacts-butt-punt-dolphins-thomas-morstead 
==Aftermortem==
===Bills=== 
The bills fell to 2 and 3. They played the Dolphins again on December 17th, 2022, and won 32 to 29. On week 17, the bills played the Bengals and the game got cancelled in the first quarter, because of the Damar Hamlin injury. The Bills finished the season 13 to 3, winning the division and getting second in the AFC. They then played the Dolphins in the wildcard round on January 15th, 2023, winning 34 to 31. The bills then lost to the Bengals in the Divisonal round.
===Dolphins=== 
The Dolphins went to 3 and 0. They played the Bills again, on December 17th, 2022, and lost 29 to 32. They made the playoffs with a record of 9 and 8, getting the 7th seed. They faced off against the 2nd seeded Bills in the Wildcard round on January 15th, 2023, losing 31 to 34. https://www.nfl.com/standings/ 
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