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Giants’ field goal attempt fails in a very unusual way
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FOXBOROUGH — Struggling teams have a way of finding new methods of failing.
The 2-10 Giants botched a field goal attempt in a way that doesn’t happen often against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium . At least not when it’s not raining.
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With 6:29 left in the second quarter of the Giants’ Monday Night Football game at New England, Younghoe Koo trotted out to attempt a 47-yard field goal hoping to cut the Patriots’ 10-point lead to seven.
But something was out of sync. As Koo strode forward to kick the ball out of Jamie Gillan ’s hold, he somehow kicked the ground. He didn’t miss by a little either. Koo smacked his toe directly into the turf, a little over a foot behind the ball.
It looked almost like a novice golfer, swinging the wrong club, taking a divot out of the green at the local muni.
But this was a 31-year-old veteran of 215 regular-season field goal tries. As Koo winced, Gillan tried to run with the ball, but Jeremiah Pharms planted the punter into the ground, giving New England the ball.
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Koo was 4-for-4 on field goals for the Giants this year and technically still is. The play is officially a sack and the drive ended on a turnover on downs. It will affect the Giants’ fourth down conversion percentage, not Koo’s kicking numbers.
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