Even legends get stumped. Troy Aikman, Hall of Fame quarterback and ESPN’s Monday Night Football analyst, encountered something during the Cowboys-Raiders matchup he’d never seen before. An onside kick executed as a punt by the Raiders following a safety.

“I don’t recall ever seeing an onside kick punt,” confessed Aikman on the live broadcast.

The Las Vegas Raiders were already trailing 33-16 against the Dallas Cowboys when the Raiders opted for this play from their 20-yard line in the fourth quarter. Raiders’ punter A.J. Cole kicked the ball up high, but it ultimately landed in the arms of Cowboys’ wideout George Pickens. In the middle of this, Aikman’s confusion was understandable. Onside kick punts are exceedingly rare in modern football. But NFL rules analyst Russell

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