Sebastian Janikowski Has Plenty of Distance but Hits Upright From 64 Yards

The world will little note, nor long remember, today's Raiders-Texans game, also known as the other game CBS showed this afternoon. I would have to assume, given that the Colts-Patriots game was being shown to almost the entire country, that Raiders- Texans was among the least-watched NFL games in television history.

But one very noteworthy thing happened: Raiders coach Lane Kiffin sent in Sebastian Janikowski to try a 64-yard field goal. And although Janikowski missed, he didn't miss short. He hit the upright, and in fact the ball bounced off the middle of the upright. There is no doubt in my mind that the kick had enough distance to clear the crossbar from 70 yards.

The NFL record is 63 yards. So, yeah, 64 yards is pretty long, and a 64-yard try that's long enough to clear the upright easily is a ridiculously powerful kick.

Of course, it was kinda dumb of Kiffin to send Janikowski out there for a 64-yard try, seeing as it gave the Texans great field position when Janikowski missed. But hey, it gave us a reason to talk about the Raiders.

If you want to see Janikowski's kick, you can watch it in the game highlights at NFL.com.