The Pittsburgh Steelers and the terrible, no good, very bad onside kick
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The Steelers lost after a botched onside kick attempt.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were down by a touchdown with less than a minute to play in Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. So, in a effort to maintain possession of the ball, they did what any team would do — an onside kick.
But it didn't work out so well.
Onside kicks are usually intended as a last-grasp attempt of keeping the ball in tight situations. But Steelers kicker Chris Boswell didn't get the ol' pigskin very far to begin with.
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Folks on Twitter were quick to label it one of the worst onside kick attempts in NFL history.
And here's the full play, just to have some perspective on how unfortunate it was. The Steelers lost not long after.
Maybe next time, Pittsburgh. Maybe next time.
