Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos on Sunday kicked a football between two vertical posts stationed 18-and-a-half feet apart from a farther distance than anyone ever before during an NFL game.
In other words, Prater set an NFL record for longest field goal with his booming 64-yard score against the Tennessee Titans. Here's a video, which the NFL rushed to share on Twitter:
Matt Prater. SIXTY. FOUR. YARDS. #NFLRecord
MUST-SEE: http://t.co/IRCKB0PtM1
— NFL (@nfl) December 9, 2013
The previous record was 63 yards, so Prater nabbed the record by just one yard. But, as the Broncos' official site notes, "He's made field goals from 70-yards or longer in practice," so sports fans may see an even more astounding record by the time his career is done.
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BONUS: Inside One Fan's Ultimate Man Cave
He's a 40-year-old, married father of one who lives in the suburbs of Chicago.
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But it's just one of two separate bar areas.
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Stewart met his wife at a Cubs game and proposed to her at Wrigley. They had a Cubs-themed wedding.
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Because sometimes you get tired of watching sports and want to dust off the ol' athleticism.
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Also pinball machines.
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This isn't just a man cave; there are separate restrooms for dudes and dudettes.
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The urinal features a 24-inch, wall-mounted TV.
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Right next to the air hockey table, baby.
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Stewart's lair is Cubs-themed, but he's a Chicago Bears fan too. He'll typically have 20 to 30 people over for football games.
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There are nine of these theater seats.
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Beer on tap, a commercial beer fridge and a full liquor bar, that is.
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Stewart uses a company called Control4 to manage all that entertainment in one connected system, making it easy to keep a handle on the fun.
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Those are signed jerseys of Cubs Hall of Famers, and you'll notice the signed bats above them.
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Altogether, Stewart owns more than 250 signed balls, all by Cubs players.
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I mean, just look at this thing.
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It's located in Stewart's basement, which he estimates to be about 2,100 square feet.
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The 400-foot marker in centerfield is a popular photo-opp spot for visiting fans.
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Like, seriously: This place has everything.
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If you hadn't noticed, that circular, custom-designed bar is actually the Cubs' "C" logo.
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