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Andrew Franks – December 11, 2016 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, December 11, 2016
Postgame – Arizona

Miami Dolphins K Andrew Franks (transcribed by Jason D. Silver)

(This is your first game-winning field goal in the NFL, correct?) – “That is correct.”

(Obviously, it wasn’t very long, but still a little bit nervous with all that’s on the line?) – “For us, this was a big game coming in. Arizona is a great team. One second left on the clock. No matter what length the field goal is, you really want to make it. The kind of field conditions we had – and the crappy weather – it was sort of a hit or miss all day, I think, with the field goals and PATs and everything. But getting that one in the books I think was huge for us.”

(Did you have to block out the field conditions, or did you do anything specific in terms of testing it out before you kicked?) – “For me, (after) halftime, I really tested it out to make sure the field was not too soggy. I think for the most part, it’s (about) checking it out on the sideline. We’ve kicked in this plenty of times during practice and throughout the season, so for me, it’s nothing that special. Where I am on the sideline, I’m just checking out the field, making sure that … Because we’ve got our one little patch where our kicking net is, (we are) using that basically as the field. If that has been pretty beat up – pretty soggy – then I know the field is going to be like that, too. It’s really something that we’ve dealt with before during practice and during other games, so for me, it’s just something you’ve just got to deal with.”

(How tough were the conditions for kickers?) – “It wasn’t as bad, I don’t think. The rain definitely made the operation I think a lot more hectic. The footing was slippery, to say, is an understatement. I think (with) the operation (when) you’re getting a water logged ball, you never know what you’re going to get when you get it from the refs. I think that was the biggest thing was the operation. Great credit goes to Matt (Darr) and John (Denney) for having an awesome operation all day.”

(How would you describe the craziness of the day on special teams with the blocked extra point for a touchdown and then on top of that, their kicker misses an extra point, kicks a 56-yard field goal?) – “I think it sums up the situation that it was. The weather was, I think, a huge determinant of how things went. I think the weather was part of the reason why (Chandler) Catanzaro missed that PAT and had that one hit the post, and the whole block for that matter. I think it really shows that we’re going to keep on fighting and every little point matters. I think that two points that Walt (Aikens) ended up getting, that was a huge swing that put us up eight, I believe. At that point in the game, that was a huge determinant.”

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