Shortly after he missed his fifth field goal of the season, Zane Gonzalez retreated to the sidelines and had a brief chat with coach Hue Jackson.
It was exactly what Gonzalez needed to hear.
“It was awesome,” Gonzalez said Wednesday. “He just came up to me and said, ‘Hey I have confidence in you.’ He knows I am here. He knows I can do it. That was huge for me.”
Gonzalez followed the miss, which came from 43 yards, with a short field goal to end the first half and a 39-yarder midway through the third quarter to finish 3-of-4 on a busy day that also included his first career punt.