Before January 5, 1986, there were no doinks: Kickers mis-hit chip shots and shanked attempts off the goal posts, but no single word existed for it. The cruel part is that a doink requires competence - you have to be good enough to get the ball there, accurate enough to hit the upright at all. The absurdity needed a word. Thankfully, Eric Schubert provided the occasion and John Madden provided one.: "He has to kick it a little inside, he just kicks it straight up the thing. Hits the upright. Doink. Bounce right out. Sometimes if those things bounce right, they can hit the upright and bounce in."

[Editor's Note] This is the only footage we've been able to find for this doink. Note that the audio for this doink is actually offset - likely due to a copyright issue at some point earlier in the footage. The relatively quiet doink is mostly inaudible, but if you've got a higher fidelity clip that has audio and video aligned, please submit a doink correction.

They say lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice. Not only is this not scientifically accurate, it's also not true when it comes to double-doinks striking the upright at the North Endzone of Soldier Field. Less than a year after Cody Parkey's infamous game-losing doink, Harrison Butker offered Bears fans a FIFA Nobel Prize in the form of a double-doink miss in a 26-3 rout of Chicago by the Chiefs.

In a moment that would make Rian Lindell proud, Cairo Santos minted his own interpretation of the "camera doink" during the first quarter. To our knowledge, this is only the second instance of a ball striking an upright-mounted camera in NFL history - though as broadcast technology evolves, we wouldn't bet on it being the last. While the 53-yard success provided a rare highlight for Chicago, it wasn't enough to save the Bears in this heavily hyped matchup between the 2024 first-overall pick, Caleb Williams, and the Texans' reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, C.J. Stroud.