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Three missed kicks from Brandon McManus cost the Packers seven points during Saturday night's collapse in Chicago.
Matt Prater won over Bills Mafia after nailing a game-winning kick in Week 1, but did they realize he's had one of the longest NFL careers?
Never before in NFL history had kickers come remotely close to their level of success from 60 yards and beyond. In 2024, kickers were 4-for-15 on field goals of 60 yards and longer. As recently as 2014, there wasn't a single 60-yard field goal in the NFL all season (kickers went 0-for-5 from beyond 60 yards that year).
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Why Ole Miss' Lucas Carniero is better than all but 10 NFL kickers right now
The No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels have leaned heavily on his leg during their playoff run. Carneiro was the hero of the Sugar Bowl win over Georgia, connecting from 47 yards to seal the upset after earlier makes from 55 and 56. He entered the Fiesta Bowl 29-for-32 on the season woth elite range.
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Season of the kicker unravels with missed field goal sending Ravens home and Steelers to playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens in a win-or-go-home, 272nd and final regular season game.
A key Buffalo Bills starter missed practice Friday, days ahead of a Wild-Card matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, the news may not be as bad as i
Cam Heyward walked past the rarest of rarities in the Steelers' locker room Friday morning and shouted to no one in particular as a crowd formed around kicker Chris
Reichard is the first Alabama alumnus to win an NFL Special Teams Player of the Month Award since the program began in 1993. He’s the first Minnesota kicker to earn monthly recognition since Blair Walsh in 2012.
Playing for special teams coordinator Frank Ross, a two-time Rick Gosselin award winner for having the top special teams units, Fairbairn has adapted to a new long snapper this season in rookie Austin Brinkman after legendary long snapper Jon Weeks wasn’t re-signed and joined the San Francisco 49ers.
After being snubbed during Pro Bowl selections last month, kicker Will Reichard got some redemption on Saturday morning when he was named First Team All Pro by The Associated Press.
With the Bears heading a playoff matchup against the Packers, former Chicago kicker Robbie Gould is giving back by making a difference in local schools and the community.