One extra point.
Make it, and Lincoln would turn a monumental comeback into a one-point lead, putting Edison on the ropes with time running out.
Instead, the play was blown dead before the kick, Lincoln's kicker was injured and his replacement missed.
Just like that, Edison had new life.
With 26.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Vikings moved into field goal range and buried a 37-yard field goal to secure a 51-48 victory Friday night in a game featuring more than 1,100 yards of total offense.
"Craziest game you'll ever see," quarterback Ayden McClendon said. "Craziest game you'll ever see."
A 48-35 lead had vanished after Lincoln's touchdown. But Travis Gresham, who had already intercepted two passes, gave Edison a chance by returning the ensuing kickoff from his own 15-yard line to the Lincoln 30 with 16 seconds remaining.
"As soon as I saw it go to Gresham on the kickoff, I swear on everything I love, I knew it was going to be a big return," Edison head coach Eric Crocker said. "That's who Gresham is, and I tell these college coaches about this guy."
McClendon, who completed 18 of 33 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns, added a 14-yard run to move the Vikings closer.
"Best quarterback in the section," Edison run game coordinator and offensive line coach Josiah Cortez said. "Best quarterback in NorCal. He's the leader of leaders."
Then came Angel Aviles, who connected on the winning field goal.
"With how little time was left, I didn't think I'd get the chance," Aviles said. "When the opportunity came, I just treated it like another field goal and executed."
'Wasn't expecting'
Two entire hours.
Other games across the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section had already finished by the time Edison and Lincoln reached halftime.
That's what happens when two offenses spend an entire half trading yards and piling up points.
"If you look at our group chats today, we were talking about how we should throw for 350 and run for another 150," Crocker said. "I wasn't expecting to also give up over 500 yards."
It started with Edison running back Bryce James, who rushed for 100 yards on 14 carries and scored the game's first touchdown. Then came JeShanon Martin, who found the end zone against his former school to give the Vikings a 14-0 lead.
Lincoln, however, wasn't ready to bow out.
Quarterback Julian Perez, who threw for 590 yards and six total touchdowns, found Trey Jackson for a 72-yard touchdown.
"Several times, we thought we had them beat," Crocker said. "We thought they'd bow out, but they just kept fighting. That says a lot about their leader, Coach Grim."
The second quarter was one of those times.
Kailan Beaver, who finished with 132 receiving yards, scored to put Edison ahead 21-7. Alonzo Ward followed with another touchdown, and the Vikings were suddenly up 28-7.
Still, Lincoln kept fighting.
Cal Poly commit David Gray, who hauled in 12 passes for 211 yards, caught his first touchdown before Perez scored on a run of his own.
"It got closer than I thought it would," Gresham said. "We faced adversity, but we came through."
Edison had one more touchdown before halftime, courtesy of Ward, to take a 35-21 lead. Gresham also came away with his first interception.
"Our guys came together as a group," Crocker said. "We haven't won a championship yet, but winning this football game definitely gives us an opportunity."
'What just happened?'
As the halftime whistle sounded, Ward was ejected for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Edison now had one goal in mind.
Win it for him.
Actually pulling it off would be another story.
"This group is special," McClendon said. "From top to bottom."
Edison missed a field goal to start the third quarter, and Gray answered with an 80-yard touchdown reception to make it 35-28.
A three-and-out followed, but Gresham gave Edison the ball back with an interception, setting up another touchdown from Beaver.
Once again, Lincoln refused to bow out.
Running back Kyle Munoz found the end zone to bring the Trojans within 42-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
And somehow, the "craziest" part was still to come.
Crazy, right?
"I don't even know what just happened," Aviles said. "There was just so much going on."
With less than five minutes remaining, Faitupe Sagapolu found the end zone for Edison. A missed extra point, though, kept the Vikings' lead at 48-35.
Lincoln still had no intention of bowing out. Perez found Gray for his third touchdown, pulling the Trojans within 48-42.
Rather than punt on fourth-and-1, Edison tried to seal the victory with one more first down.
The Vikings couldn't get it.
That left Lincoln at its own 35-yard line with 1:10 remaining and no timeouts.
Somehow, the Trojans marched downfield, and Jackson, who finished with 145 receiving yards, scored the tying touchdown.
The rest was one for the ages.
"Lunch on me, Angel," Gresham said. "Lunch on me."
This article originally appeared on The Record: Edison football outlasts Lincoln in 'craziest game you'll ever see'