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Robert Zeglinski

The Bills’ Matt Araiza, aka ‘Punt God’, unleashed an incredible 82-yard punt and NFL fans loved it

Generally, the last thing you want to see as a football team is your punter. If your punter’s on the field, it’s an acknowledgment the offense failed, and you’re playing the field position battle. When it comes to Bills’ rookie Matt Araiza — often known as the “Punt God” to football fans — Buffalo might have a punter they’ll come to enjoy watching.

During the Bills’ preseason matchup against the Colts (-1.5), a stalled-out late second-quarter possession brought Araiza onto the field. Rather than hope for a good roll or a normal booming kick, the rookie let off an absolute 82-yard bomb from Buffalo’s eight-yard line.

Words certainly don’t do the Punt God’s incredible talents in this play justice:

Good lord. There’s playing for field position; then there’s pinning a team deep in their own end even though your offense barely moved the ball. For additional context, if this was a regular season, it’d be the longest NFL punt in almost a decade. Now, yes, it was a touchback, but who cares! 82 yards!

The Punt God has officially arrived as an NFL player, and we are not all worthy of his tremendous leg.

NFL fans loved seeing the 82-yard punt from the 'Punt God'

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