JUST BEFORE THE Cincinnati Bengals began their postseason march to Super Bowl LVI, rookie kicker Evan McPherson saw a photo of a football on Pat McAfee’s desk.
On it was a list of records broken by former Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri. McPherson grinned when he saw it and made a mental note of the last line on the football, one that honored Vinatieri’s NFL record 14 postseason field goals in the Colts’ 2006 Super Bowl run.
Wouldn’t it be cool, McPherson thought, if he could break Vinatieri’s postseason field goal record in his first year?
Weeks later, the Bengals are one win away from their first Super Bowl victory, and McPherson is three field goals away from breaking Vinatieri’s record after going 12-for-12 with two game-winners in his first…
