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86-453: The term "doink" has been used to refer to the percussive sound or thump that a football makes when striking a goal post. The term "double doink" took hold due to NBC commentator Cris Collinsworth . He said on the NBC broadcast during the replay, "The Bears' season's gonna end on a double doink." That miss ended up being referred to as "The Double Doink." A frame-by-frame replay later revealed that

172-650: A juris doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1991. He lives in Fort Thomas, Kentucky , with his wife, Holly (Bankemper) Collinsworth, an attorney, and their four children. His son, Austin Collinsworth, is a former football player and team captain at the University of Notre Dame . Another son, Jac , also attended Notre Dame and was a featured reporter for ESPN 's Sunday NFL Countdown before joining his father at NBC, where he

258-652: A $ 3.5 million guaranteed contract for 2019. He was officially released on March 13. His departure sparked a dramatized "kicker competition" for the Bears, who ultimately selected Eddy Piñeiro . Parkey moved on to play for the Tennessee Titans , the Cleveland Browns , and the New Orleans Saints . The Eagles lost their next game against the New Orleans Saints , 20–14, after being shut out in

344-592: A 16-yard touchdown run, and six receptions for 19 yards with a six-yard touchdown pass. During this game, Sproles broke over 1,000 all-purpose yards mark. On December 26, 2011, during a game against the Atlanta Falcons , Sproles had 236 all-purpose yards. On special teams, he had four kick-off returns for 147 yards, including a 92-yard return in which he almost returned the football to the house, and on offense, he had just 89 yards of total offense, with five carries for 67 yards, two receptions for 22 yards but with

430-777: A 39–38 loss to the Denver Broncos . He also had a 103-yard touchdown return. On December 4, he had three receptions for 34 yards and two touchdowns in a 34–7 victory over the Oakland Raiders. In the regular season finale, in the second divisional game against the Denver Broncos, he had 115 rushing yards and his lone rushing touchdown of the regular season. Overall, he finished the 2008 season with 330 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and 29 receptions for 342 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. On special teams, he had 53 kick returns for 1,376 net yards and

516-459: A 42–17 victory over the Tennessee Titans . Overall, in the 2009 regular season, he finished with 343 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 45 receptions, 497 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. On special teams, he had 54 kick returns for 1,300 net yards and 26 punt returns for 183 net yards and a touchdown. On March 4, 2010, it was reported that the Chargers would tender Sproles

602-514: A 62-yard touchdown. On February 18, 2009, the Chargers placed their franchise tag on Sproles. He signed the tender on April 28, 2009, which was worth $ 6.621 million. In Week 2, against the Baltimore Ravens , he had seven receptions for 124 yards in the 31–26 loss. On October 19, he had a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 34–23 loss to the Denver Broncos . On Christmas Day, he had 38 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in

688-631: A Week 8 loss to the Dallas Cowboys , Sproles took over as the lead back, carrying the ball 15 times for 86 yards and catching 5 passes for 17 yards. Sproles would retain the lead back role the following week against the New York Giants, rushing 13 times for 57 yards, catching three passes for 14 yards, and gaining 76 yards on two punt returns. On November 7, the day after the Giants game, head coach Doug Pederson officially named Sproles as

774-463: A broadcasting career as a sports radio talk show host on Cincinnati station WLW . Initially, he was a guest host for Bob Trumpy (also a Bengals alumnus), but took over the show full-time as Trumpy accepted more television assignments. He then became a reporter for HBO 's (now Showtime 's) Inside the NFL in 1989. In 1990, he became a part of the NBC network's NFL broadcasts , as well as some of

860-439: A contract, which was worth approximately $ 7.3 million. Another team would have had to give the Chargers first- and third-round draft picks if they signed Sproles. He appeared in all 16 games and recorded 59 receptions for 520 yards and two touchdowns to go along with 50 carries for 267 rushing yards. On special teams, he had 51 kick returns for 1,257 net yards and 24 punt returns for 166 net yards. On July 29, 2011, Sproles signed

946-833: A first-round bye in Week 17 and needed a win and a loss by the Los Angeles Rams in order to move up to the #2 seed. In Week 17, the Eagles defeated the Redskins 24–0, the Bears defeated the Vikings 24–10, and the Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 48–32, meaning the Eagles managed to leap over the Vikings into the #6 seed, as the Eagles rallied from a 4–6 record to finish 9–7, winning their final three games after Carson Wentz

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1032-675: A four-year contract worth $ 14 million with the New Orleans Saints . The contract included $ 6 million in guaranteed money. On September 8, 2011, during a game against the Green Bay Packers , Sproles returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter, and returned a second punt for 20 yards; he also had 2 kick-off returns for 83 yards, including a 57-yard return. That gave Sproles 175 yards of returning on special teams, and on offense, he had seven receptions for 75 yards, along with just two carries for seven yards, totaling 257 all-purpose yards. On September 25, 2011, during

1118-580: A fractured hand. Sproles returned in Week 12 and played in the Saints' remaining games, finishing the season with 48 rushes for 244 yards and one touchdown, 75 catches for 667 yards and seven touchdowns, 18 kickoff returns for 483 yards, and 23 punt returns for 183 yards. In 2013, Sproles played in 15 regular season games, running for 220 yards and two touchdowns on 53 carries, making 71 catches for 604 yards and two touchdowns, 12 kickoff returns for 225 yards, and 29 punt returns for 194 yards. He played in both of

1204-642: A game against the Houston Texans , Sproles had 193 all-purpose yards (108 special teams yards and 85 offensive yards), with six receptions for 50 yards, two carries for 35 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown run, and on special teams, had four kick-off returns for 103 yards. On October 23, 2011, during a game against the Indianapolis Colts , Darren Sproles had 190 all-purpose yards with two touchdowns. On special teams, he had six returns for 83 yards. On offense, he had 12 carries for 88 yards with

1290-477: A kick. You could not know one phrase in Spanish and you know what's going on." The following day, the NFL officially declared the kick attempt a block. After a frame-by-frame replay, Eagles defensive lineman Treyvon Hester 's finger was visibly knocked back as the ball brushed his finger. Five days after the miss, Parkey discussed it with the anchors on NBC's Today show. The appearance had not been cleared by

1376-565: A nine-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees . This last-play touchdown pass in the fourth quarter helped Drew Brees break the single season record for passing yards (5,084), held by Dan Marino since 1984. That pass gave Brees 5,087 yards for the 2011 regular season with one game remaining. On January 1, 2012, in the last regular season game, a 45–17 blowout of the Carolina Panthers , Sproles had 168 all-purpose yards, in which he had five returns for 99 yards on special teams, and broke

1462-399: A partially torn right hip flexor muscle and missed the next three games. He returned in Week 9, but further aggravated the injury. He was later revealed that he fully tore the muscle and was ruled out the rest of the season. He was placed on injured reserve on November 15. On December 21, 2019, Sproles announced that he would retire from the NFL following the 2019 season. Sproles was named to

1548-463: A run-oriented offense to a more balanced pro set attack for 1978 . Collinsworth was moved to wide receiver , where his new position coach was former Gator quarterback Steve Spurrier in his first year as a coach. Though Florida's offense did not improve enough to save the jobs of Dickey or his coaching staff, Collinsworth flourished in his new role. He was named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1978, 1979 and 1980 , and

1634-731: A total of 71 yards and had one rushing touchdown (49 yards, which was the longest run of his career). He won NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, rushing for 26 yards and a touchdown on four carries and catching seven receptions for 152 yards, two of which were over 50 yards. He earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for performances in Week 4 and Week 10. In 2014, Sproles played in 15 regular season games, running for 329 yards and six touchdowns on 57 carries, making 40 catches for 387 yards, one kickoff return for 15 yards, and 39 punt returns for 506 yards and two touchdowns, good for second place on

1720-470: A touchdown in the 35–28 upset win. Sproles followed it up with a solid game against the Buffalo Bills , with seven carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in the 23–20 win. Sproles finished the regular season with three rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown, and two punt return touchdowns, leading the NFL for the second consecutive year. Sproles was selected to his second straight Pro Bowl , and

1806-482: A touchdown to go along with 22 punt returns for 249 net yards. On January 3, 2009, during an AFC Wild Card Round game against the Indianapolis Colts , Sproles ran for two touchdowns in place of the injured LaDainian Tomlinson , including the game-winning touchdown in overtime to beat the Colts 23–17. With 105 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving and 178 return yards, Sproles finished the game with 328 all-purpose yards in

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1892-411: A touchdown. On October 23, against Nebraska, he had 135 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. On November 6, against Missouri, he had 160 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. In the final game of his collegiate career, against Iowa State, he had 167 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. Overall, he finished the 2004 season with 1,318 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. Sproles finished 11th on

1978-606: Is also the majority owner of Pro Football Focus . Collinsworth was born in Dayton, Ohio , the son of Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Collinsworth and Donetta Browning Collinsworth. Abe, known as "Lincoln" in high school, was one of the top scorers in Kentucky high-school basketball history, and played for the Kentucky Wildcats "Fiddling Five" who won the 1958 national championship . Both of his parents were educators; Donetta

2064-635: Is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981–1988) with the Cincinnati Bengals . He played college football at the University of Florida , where he was recognized as an All-American . He is a television sportscaster for NBC , Showtime , and the NFL Network , and winner of 17 Sports Emmy Awards . He

2150-566: Is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service . One of the most well-known trademarks of Collinsworth's work in the broadcasting booth was his performance of the "Collinsworth Slide" before each game. After Al Michaels gave a brief introduction for the upcoming game, the camera would pan out slightly and allow Collinsworth to slide himself into the picture via his broadcasting chair, after which he provided insights of his own. Football Broadcasting Collinsworth received

2236-579: Is ranked 5th in career all-purpose yards in NFL history (19,696 yards). Sproles attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas . He has been conquering a speech impediment he has had since childhood. Sproles was a star in football , earning the name "Tank", after having been born at 10 lb (4.5 kg). For two consecutive years, he was an All-Sunflower League honoree, All-Metro honoree, and an All-State selection. Additionally, he

2322-582: Is the on-site host for Football Night in America and also hosts NBC's Notre Dame football , NASCAR , and coverage for other big events such as the Indianapolis 500 and Kentucky Derby . On March 12, 2011, Collinsworth reportedly was among 83 people rescued from Jeff Ruby's Waterfront restaurant in Covington, Kentucky , when the floating restaurant tore loose from its moorings and began to drift on

2408-697: The 1981 NFL draft , and spent his entire eight-year NFL career with the Bengals. In his first season, Collinsworth was the team's leading receiver and set the Bengals franchise record for receptions by a rookie with 67, the most by an NFL rookie wide receiver in 21 years. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving four times (in 1981 , 1983 , 1985 , and 1986 ) and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1981 , 1982 and 1983 . At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) in height, Collinsworth often created mismatches against much smaller cornerbacks . In addition to his height advantage, he

2494-700: The Kansas State Wildcats , earning first-team All-American honors and becoming the school's all-time leading rusher . Sproles was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft . He also played for the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021. Sproles was named as a kick returner on the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team . He joined

2580-683: The Minnesota Vikings , kicked by Saints kicker Wil Lutz in an attempt to tie the game. After successfully kicking a career record 60-yard field goal that game, Lutz attempted a 61-yard field goal. Lutz's attempt, like Parkey's, bounced off the left upright and the crossbar. The Saints lost the game 28–25 in part because of that missed field goal. at Soldier Field , Chicago , Illinois First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Cris Collinsworth Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959)

2666-437: The New Orleans Saints in free agency before the 2011 season, and broke the NFL record for most single-season all-purpose yardage the same year, with 2,696 yards. During that season, he set career highs with 603 yards rushing (6.9 yards per carry) and 710 yards receiving and a combined total of nine touchdowns . Sproles is the first player in NFL history with 2,200+ all purpose yards in 4 different seasons (2008–2011). Sproles

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2752-654: The Ohio River , only to be stopped by the Brent Spence Bridge that links Ohio to Kentucky . Collinsworth also has a steak named after him by the same restaurant. Darren Sproles Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983) is an American professional football executive and former running back . He is now a personnel consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for

2838-708: The Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL), but the contract was voided when he failed the physical due to a bad ankle. He returned to the Bengals and played for them through the end of the 1988 season, catching three passes for 40 yards in Super Bowl XXIII , the final game of his career. He finished his eight-season NFL career with 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns in 107 games. After his retirement as an NFL player, Collinsworth began

2924-639: The 2001 season, he made his collegiate debut against New Mexico State and had four carries for 49 yards and a touchdown. He finished with 28 carries for 210 rushing yards and one touchdown in six games. In the 2002 season, Sproles's role in the offense expanded. In the season opener against Western Kentucky, he had 135 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. On October 5, in the game at Colorado, he had 121 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. On November 2, against Kansas, he had 110 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He followed that up with 103 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Iowa State. In

3010-512: The 2003 season with 1,986 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. That same year, he finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He graduated with a degree in speech pathology . He led all FBS teams in rushing yards in 2003 with 1,986. Sproles started the 2004 season off strong with 42 carries for 221 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Western Kentucky. On September 18, against Louisiana–Lafayette, he had 292 rushing yards and

3096-469: The 2007 regular season with 164 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 31 yards. On special teams, he had 37 kick returns for 1,008 net yards and a touchdown to go along with 24 punt returns for 229 net yards and a touchdown. The Chargers made the playoffs in 2007. In the Divisional Round against the Indianapolis Colts , he had a 56-yard receiving touchdown in

3182-486: The 2011 season with 2,696 all-purpose yards, breaking the NFL single-season record, previously set in 2000 by Derrick Mason (2,690 yards). He was ranked 86th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 . In Week 2, a 35–27 loss to the Carolina Panthers , Sproles had 13 receptions for 128 yards. On November 2, 2012, Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt announced that Sproles would be out indefinitely due to

3268-672: The 28–24 victory. He had 34 rushing yards in the AFC Championship loss to the New England Patriots in the next round. On September 14, 2008, Sproles became just the second player in NFL history with 50 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards, and 100 return yards in one game (the other being Gale Sayers with the Chicago Bears ). His statistics for the game included: 53 rushing yards, 72 receiving yards, and 192 return yards. Sproles logged 317 all-purpose yards in

3354-489: The Bears front office, and Parkey was criticized by local sportswriters, fans and head coach Matt Nagy , who said in a press conference the following Monday: "We always talk about a 'we' and not a 'me' thing, and we always talk as a team, we win as a team, we lose as a team. I didn't necessarily think [the Today appearance] was too much of a 'we' thing." On February 22, 2019, it was reported that Parkey would be released despite

3440-611: The Chargers victory over the Colts, the third most all-purpose yards by a player in a single NFL post-season game in NFL history. He was named the NBC Sunday Night Football "Horse Trailer Player of the Game" for the second consecutive week. The week following however, Sproles was stopped by the Pittsburgh Steelers . He managed only 15 yards on 11 carries, but did have 5 receptions for 91 yards including

3526-566: The Chargers' lead to 10–0, Sproles returned a Hunter Smith punt 46 yards for another touchdown for a 16–0 lead. Sproles became the first player to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game since Dante Hall did so in 2003. On December 16, 2007, Sproles ran one yard for his first career rushing touchdown against the Detroit Lions . This was followed by an 11-yard run for his second rushing touchdown, capping off his first career 100+ yard rushing game. Overall, he finished

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3612-544: The Eagles' all-time single-season punt return yards, and the most in the NFL in 2014. For his efforts, he was elected to his first career Pro Bowl . He was named second team All-Pro as a return specialist, his first time on an All-Pro team. He was ranked 81st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 . Starting the 2015 season, much hype surrounded the Eagles signing reigning rushing champion DeMarco Murray and San Diego starter Ryan Mathews , leading to speculation that Sproles would get less playing time. In

3698-452: The MVP of the 1980 Tangerine Bowl . During his career at Florida, Collinsworth caught 120 passes for 1,937 yards, and rushed for another 210. He scored 14 touchdowns receiving, two rushing, one on a kickoff return, and threw two touchdown passes. He also returned 30 kickoffs for 726 yards for an average of 24.2 yards per return. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1981 and

3784-768: The NBC broadcasts of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Collinsworth appeared alongside Bob Costas as a commentator on numerous occasions. Collinsworth and Costas paired again during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada. He also continued his work on Inside the NFL when it debuted on its new home on Showtime . Collinsworth is also the color commentator on Madden NFL 09 and Madden NFL 10 with Tom Hammond , as well as in Madden NFL 11 and Madden NFL 12 with Gus Johnson . In 2009, Collinsworth filled

3870-465: The NFL record for all-purpose yards in a season (2,696). Sproles played in both of the Saints' playoff games, scoring three touchdowns, including a 44-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter of a celebrated back-and-forth contest against the San Francisco 49ers that the Saints ultimately lost 36–32. Sproles broke over 1,000 all-purpose yards in only his seventh game as a Saint. Maintaining an average of 168.5 all purpose yards per game Sproles finished

3956-650: The Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s Team. On February 7, 2020, Sproles was hired as a personnel consultant in the Eagles' football operations department, alongside former teammate Brent Celek . Sproles's father, Larry, played running back at MidAmerica Nazarene University . Larry was 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) tall. His mother Annette died of cancer in April 2004. Sproles maintains his off-season home near San Diego in Poway, California . Sproles

4042-508: The Saints' playoff games, with seven runs for 31 yards and nine catches for 63 yards. On March 13, 2014, Sproles was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2014 5th-round draft pick . Drew Brees was quoted after the trade: "You only see a Darren Sproles type of player come around once in your career". In his first regular season game with the Eagles, against the Jacksonville Jaguars , he had 11 carries for

4128-850: The South, and he accepted an athletic scholarship from coach Doug Dickey to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Though he was recruited as a run-first quarterback for the Gators' option offense , Collinsworth threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Gaffney against the Rice Owls in his first collegiate attempt, a toss which remains tied for the longest touchdown pass in NCAA history. Florida's option attack struggled against top defenses in Collinsworth's freshman season of 1977 , so Coach Dickey decided to transition his team from

4214-588: The Week 2 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He returned in Week 13 to face the Washington Redskins and scored a rushing touchdown. In the following game, against the Dallas Cowboys , he scored a receiving touchdown. He added another receiving touchdown against the Houston Texans in Week 16. Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 120 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 160 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns. In

4300-569: The Wild Card round against the Chicago Bears , he had 21 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards in the 16–15 victory. In the Divisional Round loss to the New Orleans Saints , he had four rushing yards and 21 receiving yards. Sproles re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year contract on July 19, 2019. In Week 5, against the New York Jets , he moved into 5th all-time on the all-purpose yards list, passing Tim Brown . However Sproles suffered

4386-518: The Wildcats to a 4–0 start. On November 8, in a game at Iowa State, he had 201 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. On November 22, against Missouri, he had 43 carries for 273 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. In the Big 12 Conference championship in 2003 , a 35–7 win over #1 ranked Oklahoma , he had 235 rushing yards and 88 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. Overall, he finished

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4472-596: The all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history. Sproles was inducted to the Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame, leading the class of 2021. Sproles was drafted by the Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft with the 130th overall pick. Sproles spent the 2005 season as the third string running back, behind LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Turner , returning kicks and punts. He then spent

4558-690: The college programming. He joined the NBC pregame show in 1996 . In 1995, he appeared on HBO broadcasting at Wimbledon with Billie Jean King , Martina Navratilova , and Barry MacKay . In 1998, Collinsworth joined the NFL on Fox team after NBC lost their broadcast rights to CBS . After several years as a color commentator on the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show, Collinsworth was assigned to Fox's lead game broadcasting crew (teaming with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman ) in 2002 . He worked on Fox's Super Bowl XXXIX telecast three years later. Collinsworth

4644-459: The color-commentator role vacated by John Madden on NBC 's Sunday Night Football , with Al Michaels . and as of 2022 is in his fourteenth season of the high-profile telecast, paired with Mike Tirico , after Michaels was named the new play-by-play announcer for Prime Video ’s coverage of Thursday Night Football. Collinsworth was the host of Inside the Vault on WGN America . Collinsworth

4730-400: The drive stalled after a Leonard Floyd sack forced Philadelphia to settle for a 44-yard field goal, taking the lead, 3–0. After an exchange of punts, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles launched a 40-yard pass to former Bear Alshon Jeffery . However, the drive was cut short when Roquan Smith picked off Foles at Chicago's 35-yard line. The Bears drove down the field and kicked a field goal to tie

4816-406: The drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Robinson to make the score 15–10. The Bears attempted a two-point conversion , but failed. After another exchange of punts, the Eagles drove all the way down to Chicago's 2-yard line. After two runs by Darren Sproles for no gain and an incomplete pass, Philadelphia faced a 4th and goal 1:01 left in the fourth quarter, and Foles found Tate in the endzone for

4902-433: The entire 2006 season on injured reserve list after breaking his ankle during the preseason. On November 11, 2007, in the Chargers' 23–21 upset over the Indianapolis Colts , Sproles made history by returning a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns—the first player in league history ever to do so. He returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for the game's first score. After Nate Kaeding 's field goal increased

4988-623: The final three quarters. Members of the 2018–19 St. Louis Blues NHL team watched the game at the Jacks NYB bar in South Philadelphia , where they heard the Laura Branigan song "Gloria" and adopted it as their unofficial victory theme. The Blues went on a winning streak, which led them to making the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals and winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Bill Swerski's Super Fans spoofed

5074-424: The game 3–3. The Eagles put together another strong drive, featuring 28-yard pass to Golden Tate . However, this drive was also stopped when Foles' pass was intercepted by Adrian Amos in the end zone. After punts by both teams, Chicago put together a 13 play, 78-yard drive that resulted in a 29-yard Cody Parkey field goal to give the Bears a 6–3 halftime lead. The Eagles finally found some success on offense in

5160-485: The kick was actually tipped by Hester, and the NFL officially ruled the play a block. The Bears, the NFC North Division champions, saw their season end with a 12–4 record. It was Parkey's 11th miss of the season, and his sixth kick attempt of the season (including two extra points and four field goals ) to hit an upright. He was released by the Bears two months later. The Eagles lost the following week to

5246-457: The next game, against Nebraska, he had 159 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Overall, in the 2002 season, he finished with 1,465 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. In the 2003 season, Sproles continued to produce greatly for the Wildcats. In the season opener against California, he had 175 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. On September 13, against Massachusetts, he had 152 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to help get

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5332-465: The play in a sketch created for the opening game of the 2019 season between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers . In the scene, a teddy bear purported to be sold in Green Bay said "double doink" when squeezed. A follow-up scene revealed that the teddy bears were created by former Packers quarterback Brett Favre , who joyfully points out that it also comes with its own goalpost showing the ball hitting

5418-432: The season ended, Sproles stated his interest to return to the Eagles for one more season. On April 28, 2018, Sproles re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year contract. On July 15, 2018, Sproles announced that 2018 will be his last NFL season. He returned from his injury to play in the season-opening 18–12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. His return from injury was short-lived as he injured his hamstring in practice before

5504-451: The season opener against the Atlanta Falcons , Sproles rushed for 50 yards on five attempts and caught seven passes for 76 yards, as well as returning 3 punts for 25 yards. Meanwhile, Murray and Mathews rushed for a combined 11 carries and 13 yards, although they each scored a touchdown rushing while Sproles did not. In Week 3, DeMarco Murray did not play due to injury, but the Eagles running game prospered under Mathews and Sproles. Sproles

5590-450: The second half, capping an 83-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Foles to tight end Dallas Goedert . After punts by both teams, Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky completed a 45-yard pass to Allen Robinson , which set up a 34-yard field goal by Parkey, cutting the Eagles' lead to 10–9. In Chicago's following drive, Trubisky completed passes of 19 and 34-yards to Taylor Gabriel and Joshua Bellamy , respectively. He finished off

5676-606: The starting back. Overall, he finished the 2016 season with 438 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 52 receptions, 427 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns. He earned a third consecutive Pro Bowl nomination. On September 25, 2017, it was revealed that Sproles suffered a broken arm and a torn ACL on the same play in a game against the New York Giants in Week 3. He was officially placed on injured reserve that day, prematurely ending his season. In three games, he rushed 15 times for 61 yards with seven receptions for 73 yards. The Eagles went on to win Super Bowl LII . After

5762-489: The state in the 200 meters as a junior, with a time of 21.6 seconds. He also placed 4th at Class 6A States in 100 meters , with a time of 10.93 seconds, and 3rd in the 200 meters , with a time of 22.04 seconds. Sproles has achieved personal bests of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.6 seconds in the 200 meters. Sproles played college football at Kansas State University from 2001 to 2004, starting all games in his last two seasons and setting 23 school records . In

5848-444: The timeout, Parkey attempted the kick and made it, although it didn't count. After the timeout, Parkey's next attempt was tipped by Treyvon Hester , ricocheted off the left upright, bounced off the crossbar and landed in the end zone. Parkey later reacted, "I feel terrible. There's really no answer to it. I thought I hit a good ball." Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were the announcers for NBC : Michaels: And... Oh! It hits

5934-402: The top big-class football player in Kansas City metro area. In 1999, he rushed for 2,031 yards in nine games as a junior. In 2000, during his senior year, Sproles rushed for 2,485 yards, scoring 49 touchdowns. He led his Olathe North Eagles to a 12–0 record and their fourth Kansas 6A state title in five years. In addition to football, Sproles was a track star at Olathe North. He finished 2nd in

6020-415: The top-seeded New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional playoffs . The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles entered Week 17 needing a road win against the Washington Redskins and for the Chicago Bears to defeat the Minnesota Vikings to qualify for the last wild card spot. Meanwhile, having already won the NFC North for the first time since 2010 , the Bears were still contending for

6106-412: The touchdown. The Eagles went for two but failed. On the Bears' next drive, Trubisky completed passes of 25 and 8 yards, both to Robinson, and spiked the ball with 0:10 left in the game. After Trubisky's spike, the Bears set up for a 43-yard field goal. However, immediately prior to the snap, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson called a time-out to ice the kicker . Even though whistles were blown to signify

6192-431: The upright again! That's impossible! Collinsworth: Oh my goodness... The Bears' season's gonna end on a double doink. Collinsworth is often mistakenly credited with coining the phrase "double doink"; Chris Berman of NFL Primetime first used the phrase in 2000 when describing a missed field goal by Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson . When asked about it the following day, Collinsworth said, "I don't think I invented

6278-640: The upright and is no good! On the crossbar. And the Eagles are celebrating here at Soldier Field. Merrill Reese and Mike Quick were on radio call for WIP-FM : Reese: Ball ... is snapped. Placed. Kicked. And it is ... no good! No good! It is no good, and the Eagles win." Quick: He missed it! Rickie Ricardo of the Philadelphia Eagles Spanish language radio announcer said: ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! The memorable call translates to "No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir!" This

6364-408: The upright. A second "double doink" at Soldier Field occurred during Sunday Night Football on December 22, 2019, kicked by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker , in the same north end zone, on an extra point attempt. This time, the ball hit both uprights and not the crossbar. A third "double doink" occurred during a 2022 NFL International Series game between the New Orleans Saints and

6450-474: The word; I think John Madden said doink first. But it was this double dinky thing — the ball bounced off one and then the other." Jeff Joniak called the missed kick with Tom Thayer for WBBM-AM , describing the snap by long snapper Patrick Scales , the hold by holder Pat O'Donnell , and the kick by Parkey: Joniak: Parkey lines it up, O'Donnell on one knee. Gives him a look, extends his arm. Scales sends it back, placement made, kick from 43 and it hit

6536-404: Was a legitimate deep threat due to his speed. In Super Bowl XVI , Collinsworth was the game's leading receiver with five receptions for 107 yards, but committed a costly second quarter fumble when he was hit by San Francisco defensive back Eric Wright . The fumble was immediately followed by a 92-yard 49ers touchdown drive, and San Francisco won 26–21. In 1985 , Collinsworth signed with

6622-418: Was a teacher, and Abe was a high-school teacher and coach who later became a principal and eventually the superintendent of schools for Brevard County . His family, including Cris and his younger brother Greg, moved from Ohio to Melbourne, Florida , in 1963, when Cris was four years old. They moved to nearby Titusville in 1972, where he and his brother attended Astronaut High School , while their father

6708-542: Was also the host of the television show Guinness World Records Primetime during his stay at Fox. In 2006 , Collinsworth could be seen on three networks during football season. In addition to co-hosting Inside the NFL on HBO , he returned to NBC as a studio analyst for that network's Sunday night NFL coverage and did color commentary on the NFL Network . He also served as color commentator for NFL Network Thursday night games (and one Saturday-night game) alongside play-by-play man Bryant Gumbel and Bob Papa . In

6794-535: Was inducted into the University of Florida Student Hall of Fame the same year. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1991, and as part of a recognition of 100 years of Florida football in 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the No. 12 all-time Gator player. Collinsworth was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round (37th pick overall) of

6880-454: Was named First Team All-Pro , his second straight year as an All-Pro and his first first-team selection. On July 29, 2016, Sproles signed a one-year $ 4.5 million contract extension with the Eagles through 2017. Sproles was an immediate weapon out of the backfield, catching 10 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown in the first three games of the season, however he was also held to only 51 yards on 19 carries rushing in that same timespan. In

6966-525: Was named NFC Special Teams player of the week for returning a punt 89 yards for the touchdown. He also rushed for 17 yards and one touchdown, helping the Eagles win their first game of the season against the 2-0 New York Jets , 24–17. Sproles was given his largest workload since the 2009 season in a Week 13 game against the 10-1 New England Patriots , due to the ineffectiveness of Murray and Mathews being hurt. Sproles had 15 carries for 66 yards, four catches for 34 yards, and five punt returns for 115 yards and

7052-478: Was named both a first-team All-American and a first-team Academic All-America in 1980. Collinsworth was a senior captain on the 1980 Gator team that posted the biggest one-year turnaround in NCAA Division I football history at the time, improving to 8–4 after posting a 0–10–1 record in 1979, Charlie Pell 's first season as Florida's head coach. Collinsworth finished his collegiate career by being named

7138-548: Was replaced with Nick Foles for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, the Bears were locked into the NFC's #3 seed with a record of 12–4, having won 9 of their last 10 games heading into this NFC Wild Card playoff. This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Eagles and Bears, with Philadelphia winning two of the previous three games. The Eagles started off the game with a good drive, including passes to Wendell Smallwood and Zach Ertz of 22 and 17-yards, respectively. However,

7224-500: Was similar to his 2017 call when Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott kicked a game-winning 61-yard field goal to beat the New York Giants in which he said "Si, señor!" or rather "Yes, sir!" He said in an interview: " 'Si, señor' is very easy for everyone- the lowest common denominator, you don't have to think much. It's very simple for Hispanics, but if you don't speak Spanish it doesn't take much thought. This guy missed

7310-569: Was the principal. He was successful in multiple sports for the Astronaut War Eagles, and during his senior year in 1976, he won the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A 100-yard-dash state championship and was named a high-school All-American quarterback . Collinsworth's combination of height and speed attracted the attention of college football programs throughout

7396-628: Was twice named The Kansas City Star Player of the Year. As a senior, he was named the Kansas Hall of Fame Player of the Year and the USA Today Kansas Player of the Year. Throughout his high school career, Sproles rushed for 5,230 yards, averaging nearly 8.4 yards per carry and 79 touchdowns. Sproles was a high school All-American as selected by Student Sports Magazine. He was also the winner of Thomas A. Simone Trophy, given to

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