Adam Vinatieri
Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieriis an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Colts. Vinatieri won Super Bowls in 2001, 2003, and 2004 with the Patriots, as well as in 2006 with the Colts. Among placekickers he holds NFL records for most Super Bowl appearancesand most Super Bowl wins. He also holds NFL records, among all players, for most postseason...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth28 December 1972
CityYankton, SD
It was a crappy game. Normally we know how to execute under pressure. But we just didn't do a very good job of that today. When you play a good team like Denver and don't play well, you get beat and that's what happened. It's a bad feeling.
The offense did a good job in the two-minute drill to get down there and use up all the clock. We find a way to get it done. We've sure had our ups and downs this year, but this team has a lot of heart.
He does it over and over again. As long as we have a minute left in the game, he and the boys just find a way to get it done. It's pretty impressive just watching the guys work and do their jobs so well.
The margin of error is small in a playoff game. Everybody has to play well. And every once in a while, one game comes down to one play. You never know when it is, or what play has to be made, but you have to try to do your job when it comes to that.
There was a misperception of kickers not being athletes. I think that's in the past.
It was like kicking a rock. But the nice thing about it was you really couldn't feel your feet anyway, so it didn't hurt too much.
It was a beautiful night, ... Toward the end of the game, it didn't feel like there was any wind at all.
Six weeks ago, we didn't know much about this team. But we're going to be OK though. I'm sure we'll have a big target on us again this year, but we've got some good tools out there, some pretty good team leadership. Hopefully we can find a way to continue to set the standard.
Every time you step out onto the field you have to redo it. Just because you've done it in the past doesn't mean anything.
The two-minute drill, ... it's never guaranteed. But it almost looks that way sometimes.
Flutie might have been there the last time it happened.
Mike is a great kicker. I've got some pretty big shoes to fill. Everything changes for one reason or another and I'm excited to have the opportunity to be here.
Nugent's a little different -- he's a draft pick and I was a free agent. I felt like I had to go out and perform every single day and prove myself. You feel like you're always 20 minutes away from being fired.
It's going to be a tough year, a very tough year.