Coaches, players react to wild Week 7 whiffs from kickers

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Several NFL kickers probably wouldn't mind a do-over after their outings in Week 7.

That list probably starts with Cardinals and Seahawks kickers Chandler Catanzaro and Steven Hauschka, who both missed chip-shot field goals late in overtime Sunday night to bring the game to an anticlimactic 6-6 tie.

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Catanzaro made 2 of 4 field goal attempts, while Hauschka made 2 of 3. And while Cardinals coach Bruce Arians wasn't exactly happy with how Seattle caused one of Catanzaro's missed field goals, the fact remains his kicker should have made the 24-yard game-clincher.

That fact apparently wasn't lost on him in the aftermath of the game. 

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Hauschka and Catanzaro weren't the only two kickers to struggle in Week 7, though. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed one of his four extra point attempts in New England's 27-16 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday. It was his second missed PAT in as many weeks.

Gostkowski, one of the league's most reliable and consistent kickers, did not hold back on how he thought he performed.

"I’m not scared to screw up. I’ve screwed up plenty of times in my career. It’s kind of piling on right now,” Gostkowski said, via the Providence Journal. “In my position, you only get so many opportunities and that’s part of it mentally, taking advantage of the opportunities you get. I know that’s the deal coming in.

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"News flash, this is my 11th year doing it. Right now, I just stink and I need to figure out how to get better. It’s not working out and kind of piling on. But (I’ll) hold my head high, keep working hard and keep doing the best I can as long as they keep giving me opportunities."

Luckily for Gostkowski, Hauschka and Catanzaro, their respective teams will likely give them plenty more next week.

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.