--- description: Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee recovered his own onside kick in a game against the Houston Texans on Thursday night. title: Watch an NFL punter recover his own onside kick image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48b9c781a20c4569/69875fd93c163939d344ef17/time-s-pat-mcafee-141009.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch an NFL Punter Recover His Own Onside Kick  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Oct 10, 2014 1:19 AM CUT  Pat McAfee #1 of the Indianapolis Colts is congratulated by teammates after recovering an on-sides kick against the Houston Texans in the first quarter in a NFL game on October 9, 2014 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Pat McAfee #1 of the Indianapolis Colts is congratulated by teammates after recovering an on-sides kick against the Houston Texans in the first quarter in a NFL game on October 9, 2014 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.Scott Halleran—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Oct 10, 2014 1:19 AM CUT Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee recovered his own onside kick in a game against the Houston Texans on Thursday night. The ball dribbled forward 10 yards before any other player besides McAfee got close to it. It’s the second time McAfee has helped the Colts convert an onside kick this season. The Colts took advantage of the play and went on to score a quick touchdown, putting them ahead 10-0 early in the game. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3487425/colts-pat-mcafee-onside-kick-nfl-football/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3487425/colts-pat-mcafee-onside-kick-nfl-football/"},"headline":"Watch an NFL Punter Recover His Own Onside Kick","datePublished":"2014-10-10T01:19:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:42:22.184Z","description":"In a game against the Houston Texans","url":"https://time.com/3487425/colts-pat-mcafee-onside-kick-nfl-football/","keywords":["Football"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48b9c781a20c4569/69875fd93c163939d344ef17/time-s-pat-mcafee-141009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48b9c781a20c4569/69875fd93c163939d344ef17/time-s-pat-mcafee-141009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Indianapolis Colts v Houston Texans","caption":"Indianapolis Colts v Houston Texans","creditText":"Scott Halleran—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3487425/colts-pat-mcafee-onside-kick-nfl-football/","name":"Watch an NFL Punter Recover His Own Onside Kick"}}]}] ```