North Dakota's Luke Silvernale somehow turned a fumbled punt snap into a special teams miracle

North Dakota punter Luke Silvernale made lemonade out of lemons on Saturday by saving what could’ve been a special teams disaster against Iowa State.

With his team trailing 14-3 and punting it back to the Cyclones, Silvernale fumbled the punt snap before the kick and had to freelance a rugby-style kick to salvage whatever he could with the attempt.

Well, the ball took a bunch of bounces in Silvernale and North Dakota’s favor and somehow landed in the perfect position for a Fighting Hawks player to stop the roll at the Iowa State two-yard line.

We have absolutely no idea how Silvernale was able to save this punt and make it a gigantic special teams win for North Dakota, but you can bet that this isn’t one you can teach in practice. This takes guts and skill.

HOW DID HE MANAGE TO PULL THAT OFF!?!?!

THIS PUNT FROM NORTH DAKOTA WAS WILD pic.twitter.com/VXuZGWZGJ6

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