Sam Martin had an amazing day punting

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Special teams players of the week

Sam Martin, punter, Buffalo. In an odd way, Martin had one of the most impactful games a punter ever could have Thursday night against Tampa Bay. Amazing that Martin is in here, seeing that he never booted the football for the first 39 minutes of Buffalo’s 24-18 win. His first punt, with 20 minutes left in the game, pinned Tampa at its 3-yard line. His second punt, with 14 minutes left, pinned Tampa at its 4-yard line. His third punt, with 10 minutes left, pinned Tampa at its 8-yard line. Crazy thing: Martin did it one more time, and the ball was hanging in the air at the 1-yard line, and the Buffalo gunner couldn’t bat it back into play.

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Always liked him

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Me too, until it was a big moment.

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People rightly talk about the flag that was picked up, but Martin punting it 10 yards at the end of that drive was huge for the rest of the game too.

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Agreed. That was a disaster at a critical moment and, undoubtedly, a big part of why the Lions eventually moved on.

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