Mercer kicker Caleb Dowden had an incredible response to the extra point he missed during his team’s opener.
Mercer defeated Point 69-0 in their season opener on Thursday. Mercer scored 10 touchdowns in the game, and kickoff specialist Devin Folser went 9-for-9 on extra points.
After their 10th touchdown, which made the game 69-0, Mercer brought Dowden in to attempt the extra point. Dowden, who is their kicker and punter, missed the kick wide right.
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 3, 2021
The miss kept the score at 69-0, which remained the final.
Yes, 69 is a funny, crowd-pleasing number.
Knowing full well that his missed kick helped preserve the 69-0 score and made fans happy, Dowden acknowledged the matter on Twitter. Dowden joked that he took one for the team, sacrificing a missed kick to make everyone celebrate the final score.
Had to take one for the team https://t.co/GqEYGyN5NH
— Caleb Dowden (@Caleb_SHS13) September 3, 2021
Well done, Caleb.
We know of one NFL star who had to have been extremely pleased with the score.
