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The No Punt Game is the nickname given to a National Football League game held between the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers on September 13, 1992 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The game is notable for being the first game in NFL history not to feature a single punt by either team, as the Bills and 49ers, led by quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Steve Young, respectively, combined for 1,086 total yards of offense, with both quarterbacks passing for over 400 yards. Promoted as a potential Super Bowl "preview", the No Punt Game featured several players now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Kelly, Young, Andre Reed, James Lofton, Jerry Rice, Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith, and is now remembered as one of the greatest games ever played.
Thomas Kelly is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A debut for South Australia against Queensland on 28 November 2021 during the 2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup. He is the twin brother of Australian cricketer Corey Kelly. He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 December 2021, for the Adelaide Strikers in the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.
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- ↑ "Kelly Thomas, T". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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