Jason Myers was the hero for the Seattle Seahawks in their epic Thursday Night Football clash against the Arizona Cardinals.
With just three seconds remaining on the clock and the scores tied, the Seahawks kicker nailed a 52-yard field goal to give them a 23-20 victory over their division rivals on the road at Arizona.
But it was Myers’ pre-kick routine which stole all the headlines.
As Seattle let the game clock run down to the last possible moment before calling a timeout, the 34-year-old was seen sniffing a smelling salt substance, which sent social media into a frenzy.
“The salts were the key for Jason Myers,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“Seeing Myers with smelling salts is peak game face, you know he’s about to go full intensity,” another fan wrote.
“Knew the game-winner was good when Jason Myers started RIPPING smelling salts,” a third posted.
“Bro is using pre-boss fight consumables,” a fourth fan posted to Reddit.
These smelling salts are said to supply a sudden – but harmless – burst of adrenaline, which ultimately boosts the mental alertness of the player using it on the field.
Back in August, though, the NFL announced that they had banned both salts and ammonia pockets, citing that ammonia products haven’t been proven to be safe to inhale, while also believing that it could mask the symptoms of a concussion.
Upon the communication being issued, San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle joked about retirement as a result.
But the league memo got lost in translation, forcing the NFL to issue a follow-up statement after the NFLPA sought clarification over the new ban.
Jason Myers sent fans into a frenzy when he was seen sniffing smelling salts before his game-winning kickX/ @Rate_the_Refs Myers took a huge whiff of the ammonia packet before nailing a 52-yard kick to seal victoryX/ @Rate_the_Refs The kick that won the game – Myers wanted to make up for his miss on the previous driveGettyThe league then recanted and said that players can continue to use the products, but that they would have to provide their own, essentially stating that teams cannot supply them to the players.
“We were not notified of this club policy change before the memo was sent out,” the NFLPA wrote, via ESPN.
“To clarify, this policy does not prohibit player use of these substances, but rather it restricts clubs from providing or supplying them in any form. The NFL has confirmed this to us.”
Therefore, Myers didn’t do anything wrong by smelling the substance before his game-winning kick, as he likely provided it for himself.
Myers comes up clutch for the Seahawks
In fact, the burst of arousal may have considerably impacted his kick through the uprights, having missed a 53-yard attempt which would have seen the Seahawks take a commanding 10-point lead with 3:22 left remaining in the fourth quarter.
But Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray put a drive together and found Emari Demercado for the seven-yard touchdown to level the score 20-20 with 33 seconds remaining.
With the Hawks receiving good field position from the kick off, seeing their final drive of the game start at the Arizona 40, a resurgent Sam Darnold – who finished going 18-for-26 for 242 yards and a touchdown – found his number one wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 22-yard gain.
A huge sigh of relief as Myers ensured the Seahawks didn’t suffer a late-game collapseGetty Sam Darnold had another strong outing to continue his solid start to the seasonGettyA four-yard run from the returning Zach Charbonnet put them in solid field goal range.
All that was left for Myers to do was shake off his previous miss, stop Seattle’s late-game collapse, and make good from 52-yards to see them clinch their third win of the season.
“I’ve seen this guy play golf — he’s a stud,” Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said after the game. “He’s got ice in his veins. We knew he was going to make that kick.”
Myers, on the other hand, felt he owed his team after his miss that would have almost certainly iced the game for his team.
“I felt a little bit more responsibility for that one,” the placekick said on his game-winning field goal.
“I love to come through for the guys, so not being able to, but getting an opportunity, definitely felt like a little bit more that I needed to come through for the guys…”
“Just staying true to my routine,” he said when he was asked what was going through his mind pre and post his salt sniffing.
“I didn’t try changing anything. Just stay to my routine. That’s what I prepare for all offseason and all week. Just trusting it and then just letting it rip.”
With their short week out the way, the Seahawks have ample time to prepare for their Week 5 clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the 2-2 Cardinals welcome rookie quarterback Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans to State Farm Stadium.
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