Remember in 2018 when Case Keenum and Stefon Diggs combined for the Minneapolis Miracle?
Let’s focus for a sec on what happened right after: the Vikings were up 29-24 with no time left on the clock, but they had to attempt a point after. They decided to take a knee on the attempt, which didn’t have an impact on the outcome.
But bettors who took the Vikings at -5.5 were FURIOUS. The Saints covered.
On Sunday, thanks to DeAndre Hopkins’ miraculous Hail Mary grab with a second left on the clock, the Arizona Cardinals were one extra point away from a push on a -3 bet against the Buffalo Bills or an out-of-nowhere cover -2.5.
But Cardinals coaches knew that if the Bills were able to return a Cards’ PAT attempt, it would tie the game. So they lined up for a two-point conversion and took a knee.
Bettors were furious:
The Cardinals 2-point kneeldown was a smart play…but Arizona was a 3-pt favorite today.
So, Arizona backers who thought they were gonna get a miraculous backdoor push, suffered a bad beat. pic.twitter.com/vC99Gn8j1a
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 16, 2020
On tilt bet cause of that ridiculous Cardinals bad beat. NFL never ceases to amaze me. pic.twitter.com/XG57ffJKO8
— P.O.D of Gold (@podpicks1) November 16, 2020
Cardinals -2.5 is an all time bad beat 😂😂
— Tyler Shanesy (@Tylerr_87) November 16, 2020
I can't imagine I've ever offended anyone or done them wrong – but I'll apologize and join you in this attempt to appeal to the gambling gods' good nature. https://t.co/6t1OiO6xE5
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) November 16, 2020
What a bad beat for people who had the Cardinals -2.5. Taking a knee on the extra point is brutal. Gambling Twitter going nuts right now.
— Michael Huntley (@mikehuntley63) November 16, 2020
Cardinals not kicking the pat is the worst bad beat that’s ever happened to me. Only in the NFL
— P.O.D of Gold (@podpicks1) November 16, 2020
Oof. Sorry, Cards bettors.
