Being lucky is part of the game of football. Sometimes the ball bounces your way and sometimes it doesn’t. I remember in 1996 the Jaguars played @ New England and the Jags were losing 22-0 with 4 seconds left in the first half. Brunell threw a pass from beyond the 50 yard line that was tipped and bounced into Jimmy Smith’s hands for a TD.

Brunell threw another pass from the 50 yard line in the 3rd quarter, and Andre Rison ripped it from the defender and scored a TD.

With 3 seconds left in the game Brunell threw the ball 65 yards and Willie Jackson caught it with 1 hand in a sea of blue jerseys and was marked down at the 1 inch line. Game goes into overtime and Patriots win.

Don’t even get me started on the Morten Anderson missed FG. Or how Mike Hollis doinked about 5 kicks off the upright during that 1996 playoff run.

Luck is part of the game.

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