Eagles' Jake Elliott misses 3 first-half field-goal attempts vs. Commanders, including second-chance kick after penalty
In an NFL season featuring historic kicking performances, this is not what a team wants out of its kicker.
Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott had three looks at field goals in the first half against the Washington Commanders on Saturday. He missed all three.
His third miss scuttled a chance for the Eagles to tie the game just before halftime. And it arrived via a second chance.
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With 18 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Elliott attempted a 57-yard field goal on fourth-and-4 wide left. But an offside penalty on Washington gave Philadelphia a first down and Elliott a shot at redemption. He did not capitalize.
After failing to pick up any more yards, the Eagles lined up for another field goal with 6 seconds remaining on the clock, this time from 52 yards. The result was the same. Elliot missed wide left, and the Commanders went into halftime with a 10-7 lead.
ANOTHER MISS for Elliot!
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This, after Elliott missed from 43 yards earlier in the second quarter, also wide left.
The first missed kick of the end-of-half sequence won't go down in the box score because of the penalty. Elliott was officially 0-for-2 on field goals in the first half. But everybody watching Saturday's game knew that he missed three field-goal attempts.
Kicking yips are exacerbated this late in the season as the stakes rise. And these are the types of misses that can cost teams games.
Elliott is a ninth-year veteran who's played his entire career, that includes winning two Super Bowls, with the Eagles. He's a former All-Pro and Pro Bowler.
He entered Saturday with a career-low 77.3% conversion rate that won't be improved by this effort.