The Atlanta Falcons have benched their longtime kicker. The team announced Saturday that kicker Younghoe Koo has been downgraded to out for Sunday night's game at the Minnesota Vikings.
In his place, Parker Romo has been elevated from the practice squad. The Falcons signed Romo, a Georgia native who kicked for the Minnesota Vikings last season, on Tuesday.
Koo missed a 44-yard field goal in the closing seconds last week that would have tied the Falcons' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 23. Koo made 2-of-3 field goals against the Bucs, but one caromed off the right upright.