Stellar quarterback play got the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots to the Super Bowl. Everyone knows that if you don’t have your guy under center, you’re not sniffing a Lombardi. But when each team has that advantage, as did the final four this past weekend, wins and losses come down to everyone else. This week as much as any was a reminder that kickers are people too. And they’re awfully important.
In both games Sunday, kickers went a perfect 21-21, as this tweet from Michael Lopez broke things down.
NFL kickers today:
37-yd FG
29-yd FG
36-yd FG
24-yd FG
31-yd FG
48-yd FG (force OT)
57-yd FG (game-winner)
47-yd FG
39-yd FG (force OT)
12-12 on extra points.