Commanders) lined up for their first defensive play of the game with 10 men in honor of safety Sean Taylor who died on November 27, 2007. On September 3, 2016 the Nebraska Cornhuskers college football team lined up in punt formation without a punter on their first fourth down in their game against the Fresno State Bulldogs to honor punter Sam Foltz, who died in a traffic accident on July 23, 2016. On December 12, 2021, the Denver Broncos lined up with 10 men in formation for their first play of the game against the Detroit Lions in honor of former wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who had died on December 9, 2021. In popular media In the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick, a missing man formation is observed at the funeral of Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. In the 2016 film Batman v Superman, a missing man formation is observed at the funeral of Superman. In the 1986 film Iron Eagle, a missing man formation is observed for Lt. Col. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair who is presumed to have died on impact in the Mediterranean Sea. In the 2013 film Furious 7, the characters drove a land vehicle version of the aerial missing man formation in memory of the passing of Paul Walker. See also Riderless horse Three-volley salute References Death customs Military aviation Military traditions Motorsport terminology