the term muffed punt comes from football.
where does the term muffed punt come from?
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in gridiron football, a muffed punt is defined as "touching of the ball prior to possessing the ball.”









































a muffed punt occurs when there is an "uncontrolled touch" of the football by a player on the returning team after it is punted. this can occur when:









































bullet::::- the kicking team interferes with the other team's right to catch the punt









































bullet::::- a player on the kicking team is struck unaware by the football running down-field to cover the punt.
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the packers began their season at home against the philadelphia eagles. in the first quarter, green bay's jarrett bush recovered the eagles' greg lewis's muffed punt in the end zone for a touchdown. the contest was tied in the closing minutes but the eagles again muffed a punt return, setting up a 42-yard game-winning kick from packers rookie kicker mason crosby. this was the only game the packers did not score an offensive touchdown. crosby was named nfc special teams player of the week. crosby is the only player in league history to boot a 50-plus-yard field goal and game-winning field goal in the final minute in his first nfl game.
2007 green bay packers season