{"id":11888,"date":"2022-02-12T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T21:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=11888"},"modified":"2022-02-14T16:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T22:33:15","slug":"3rd-conditional-justin-tucker-longest-field-goal-nfl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/3rd-conditional-justin-tucker-longest-field-goal-nfl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"a comprehensive look at what led to justin tucker making the longest field goal in nfl history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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the nfl playoffs<\/strong><\/span> this year were not as interesting or as much fun without the participation of the baltimore ravens<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. but this isn’t a woulda, shoulda, coulda<\/a> post. actually, yeah it is. it’s full of hypotheticals. but rather than<\/a> bellyache<\/em><\/strong> (complain, yes bellyache<\/em> can be a verb \u00a0🙀 ) let’s talk about an exciting moment from earlier this season; in fact the nfl<\/strong> named it the moment of the year!<\/p>\n

\"justin<\/a><\/p>\n

justin tucker moments after the nfl moment of the year (usa today)<\/em><\/h5>\n

week 3 was not thanksgiving<\/a>, but the ravens were playing in detroit and clifton brown<\/strong> reported on baltimore ravens.com<\/strong>\u00a0 that the team was<\/a>…<\/p>\n

thankful<\/em> to have a great kicker who let them off the hook<\/em><\/h4>\n

thankful<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means u want to say thank u<\/em>, gratefu<\/em>l. the feelings of gratitude<\/em><\/strong> (appreciation) for ravens kicker justin tucker<\/strong> were because he won the game by hitting a 66-yard<\/em> field goal– the longest in nfl history. we say tucker let them off the hook<\/a><\/em><\/strong> because despite making mistakes and missing opportunities to win the game easily, there were no consequences — <\/em>the ravens still won the game.<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a><\/p>\n

letting a fish off the hook<\/span>. the idiom comes from fishing\u00a0 <\/em>🪝🐟 (scoutlife.org)<\/em><\/h5>\n

clifton brown explains that the ravens found themselves in trouble because…<\/p>\n

marquise “hollywood” brown dropped<\/em> three passes that could have been<\/em> touchdowns.<\/h4>\n

drop<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means not catch<\/em>. and could have been<\/em><\/strong> is the first example of many that we will see of past modals<\/strong>. it is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past and consists of a modal auxiliary verb<\/a><\/strong> (would<\/em>, could<\/em>, should<\/em>, might<\/em>, may<\/em>, must<\/em> or better<\/em>), have<\/em> and a past participle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"meme<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"meme<\/a><\/p>\n

drop the ball<\/span> is an idiom that means fail, miss an opportunity<\/em><\/h5>\n

the article says that the first drop<\/em>…<\/p>\n

should have been<\/em> a 25-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, when [quarterback lamar] jackson threw<\/em> a perfect pass to brown who was streaking<\/em> across the end zone<\/em>. however<\/em>, the ball slipped through<\/em> brown’s hands<\/em> and forced baltimore to settle<\/em> for a 39-yard<\/em> field goal that opened the game’s scoring.<\/h4>\n

should have been<\/em><\/strong> is another past modal example. should<\/em> used in this structure (aka should in the past) frequently indicates a mistake. threw<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past tense of throw<\/em>. streak<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means run fast<\/em>. end zone<\/em><\/strong> is the area at each end of the field where players must enter to score a touchdown<\/em>. however<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is for contrasting ideas– like but<\/em>. settle<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means that baltimore really wanted a touchdown (6 points) but they accepted<\/em>\u00a0 a field goal (3 points).\u00a0 slip through (his) hands<\/em><\/strong> is another way to say drop<\/em>.\u00a0 it is often used metaphorically as well<\/a> to refer to a failed relationship, like in this song by labrinth<\/strong>. listen at 3:25 for…<\/p>\n

as i sink<\/a> in the sand, watch u slip through my hands<\/em>
\noh, as i die here another day, cause all i do is cry behind this smile<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n