Week Four demonstrated, once again, the importance of special teams in the NFL. The Bears blocked a last second field-goal to defeat the Raiders. After the game, the Bears Josh Blackwell, who blocked the kick, acknowledged the key role snapper Scott Daly played.

From film review, Daly noticed that Raiders snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer moved the ball a bit just before snapping, allowing Blackwell to get a jump on the snap.

In my experience, most NFL snappers carefully study film of other snappers looking for any clues or tells but this is one occasion where that work paid off and was credited publicly.

The Eagles blocked a Buccaneers punt for a touchdown in another key special teams play in Week Four.

There was one tryout this week as the Giants brought in Cal Adomitis as part of kicker workouts.

On the tackle front, three snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage. Ross Matiscik (Jaguars) had the lone solo tackle, while Rex Sunahara (Browns) and Alex Ward (Rams) each recorded an assisted tackle..

Below is the NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Four.