NFL Acknowledges Missed SkyCam Call, Refuses Stat Change

During Thursday Night Football, Prime Video announcer Al Michaels said Vikings kicker Will Reichard’s only miss this season appeared to hit a SkyCam wire during the Week 5 London game. The NFL asked Michaels to correct the on-air claim, calling it an “optical illusion,” and Michaels issued a correction during the Chargers–Vikings game, joking that the league “wanted to take my lunch away” and that he’d “cleaned up” his mess. Reichard and the Vikings requested the league remove the miss from the official record, and reporter Jordan Schultz says the NFL admitted it was a missed call but declined to adjust the official statistics. Video clips and commentators contend the wire visibly wobbled and the ball’s flight changed, and critics — including Mike Florio — have questioned why the league did not publicly explain its position sooner.