Admit it – you are curious about the record setting field goal by Matt Prater in Denver. Ralph Cipolla explains
“The reduced air density does make a difference. At 55+ yards, it’s like getting a 4 or 5 yard advantage over sea-level. However, today’s game temperature makes the kick even more impressive when you consider what very cold weather does to a football, and the human foot (it was 14F when Prater made his kick). Molecules constrict, and everything feels harder – kickers say that kicking in very cold temps is like kicking a brick… with your bare foot. I tried it once, on a bet… 30 yards at 20 degrees – the upper half of my right foot was purple for 2 weeks.”
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