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A squib kick is a term used in American football meaning a short, low, line drive kickoff that usually bounces around on the ground before it can be picked up by a member of the receiving team. The ball is kicked so short that it forces the receiving team's slower players to recover the ball first instead of their faster kick returner.
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A low, bouncing kick is called a squib kick. Although a squib kick typically gives the receiving team better field position than they would if a normal kick had been used, a squib kick is sometimes used to avoid giving up a long return, as well as use up a valuable amount of time on the clock, as it is impossible to fair catch such a kick. It ...
The Bills didn't squib kick, which of course would have been a gamble had there been a long return, but also would have taken precious seconds off the clock.
Northern Highlands took a 14-13 lead on a one-yard TD run by Matthew Boydell with 1:10 left in the first half, then got a lucky bounce on a squib kick that hit a Ridge lineman and was recovered by ...
A 23-yard touchdown pass by Dixon with 46 seconds left gave Oregon a 34–33 lead. A squib kick was recovered by Oklahoma's Reggie Smith for 55 yards, setting Garrett Hartley up for a 44-yard field goal attempt. The kick was blocked by Oregon, clinching the Ducks' 34–33 win. [12]
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Mike Zimmer was relaxing during a break in training camp when he was asked how nervous he was about having an inexperienced kicker given all the torment that position has ...
The Bills were criticized for not using a squib kick on the final kickoff in regulation, [25] where they instead kicked through the endzone for a touchback. This decision left 13 seconds for the Chiefs, who had all three timeouts remaining, to quickly drive into field goal range for the game-tying kick.