It’s always interesting when a football game produces an odd score. And it’s even better when it gets there in a very strange way. A 6-2 score could be two field goals versus a safety, or a touchdown and missed conversion versus a safety. But in the case of the GameAbove Sports Bowl (in Detroit, previously the Quick Lane Bowl) between the Pitt Panthers and the Toledo Rockets Thursday, that came from a touchdown followed by a blocked extra point returned the length of the field for two points:
We have a 6-2 score in the GameAbove Sports Bowl between Pitt and Toledo, thanks to a blocked XP return. pic.twitter.com/rbvWBgCOli
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 26, 2024
That was an incredible play by Pitt’s Kyle Louis to first break through and block that kick, then recover it and take it the length of the field for two. And it led to this odd score, and to a lot of comments on that, both from people who missed the play initially and those who had jokes referencing other sports:
Not watching this on TV unfortunately but HOW did Pitt just get 2 points INSTANTLY after Toledo scored?
Guessing they blocked the XP & ran it back?????? Impossible there was a safety in 2 seconds…
ANYONE WATCHING? pic.twitter.com/YxqUVG0G7H
— Best Bet NY (@NewYawkGiant) December 26, 2024
I just turned on the TV and … I have questions about the score. pic.twitter.com/Q2Tf9AJYpG
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 26, 2024
6-2 Toledo at the under-16 timeout. oh wait.
— The Sickos CBB Committee (@SickosCBB) December 26, 2024
The Mud Hens lead the Pirates at Comerica Park after 5. https://t.co/iQIWDWWYmN
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 26, 2024
And this was only part of the strange scoring on the day:
Pitt has scored every possible point value in the GameAbove Sports Bowl to get to 12:
1 (Ben Sauls extra point)
2 (Kyle Louis blocked XP return)
3 (Ben Sauls field goal)
6 (Desmond Reid touchdown run)— Steve Helwick (@s_helwick) December 26, 2024
A great part of college football is its ability to produce rare moments. And we certainly see that in bowl season in particular. The GameAbove Sports Bowl (sponsored by a company that both invests in sports products and produces their own sports multimedia content) definitely exemplified that Thursday, especially with this blocked extra point return.
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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.