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Bank Shot Santos: Chiefs' kicker jokes about game-winner on Twitter

On Sunday night, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos authored one of the most dramatic endings to an NFL game this season, bouncing his 34-yard field goal try hard off the left upright in the closing seconds of overtime against the Denver Broncos.

But fortunately for Santos and the Chiefs, the ball caromed off the post and to the right, between the uprights. It took a second before the officials raised their arms to signal it was good and Santos to be mobbed by teammates.

Bank's open: Cairo Santos' game-winning field goal hit off the upright. (Getty Images)
Bank’s open: Cairo Santos’ game-winning field goal hit off the upright. (Getty Images)

If you were on Twitter last night, you saw a string of tweets wondering if Santos called his shot, like a billiards player banking the 8 ball off the side rail before it goes in a corner pocket.

According to Santos, he did.

Judging by punter/holder Dustin Colquitt’s posture, he clearly wasn’t in on Santos’ trick-shot thoughts and believed the kick was no good.

Thanks to Santos’ bank shot the Chiefs woke up Monday morning at 8-3, just a game back of the AFC West-leading Oakland Raiders.