There was heartbreak for the two Australian Philadelphia Eagles who played in this year's Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Eagles, featuring Jordan Mailata and punter Arryn Siposs, led by 10 points at half-time, but the Chiefs went on to win 38-35.
In the second half, the match was a shootout, with every possession vital.
In the third quarter, the Chiefs scored a touchdown off their first possession, with Eagles hitting back with a 19-play field goal.
The Chiefs scored a second touchdown of the half soon after three-quarter time when Mahomes passed short to a wide-open Kadarius Toney, who scooted over to give the Chiefs the lead for the first time, 28-27.
The Eagles needed to hit back to stay in contention, but could only manage a three-and-out, meaning former St Kilda AFL player Siposs was wheeled out for his second punt of the match.
His first punt, all the way back in the first quarter, went for 57 yards before Chiefs special teams star Kadarius Toney brought it back 12 yards.
This time though, with the ball on the Eagles 32-yard line, Siposs punted it just 38 yards up field to the Chiefs' 30.
Toney was on hand again to catch the punt, reaching forward to take it down low in front of him.
What happened next turned the game firmly in the Chiefs' favour.
Toney raced forward and then stopped, wrong-footing two Eagles chasers, and shrugged off a third in Zach Pascal before stepping off his left foot to run infield.
The Chiefs instantly had a screen of blockers set up and escorted Toney at pace down the right touchline, those blockers clearing his way almost down to the end zone.
Nakobe Dean eventually got in his way to slow the Chiefs' speedster up at the 10.
Siposs himself was blocked from making a tackle on half way before valiantly chasing back to bundle him out of bounds at the five yard line.
There was nothing that Siposs could do — the Eagles had personnel in place to make the tackle at the 40 — but if he had his time again, Siposs would rather have got more distance on the punt.
By then, though, the damage was done.
The 65-yard return was the longest punt return ever in a Super Bowl.
"What a return, possibly a Super Bowl-winning return for Kadarius Toney," lead commentator for ESPN Steve Levy said.
"Spectacular open field run vision … a spectacular individual effort," summariser Louis Riddick added.
"You feel like, if you're Kansas City, momentum is really getting on your side," Dan Orlovsky added.
Three plays later and the Chiefs' lead was up to eight when Mahomes found Skyy Moore for a four-yard reception.
The Eagles went back up field and levelled the scores thanks to some magic from quarterback Jalen Hurts, whose 45-yard pass set up a one-yard run and a two-point conversion.
But the Chiefs had the ball and more than five minutes of game time to play with, leading to a match-winning, 62-yard drive thanks to a field goal from Harrison Butker.
