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Should we be getting concerned about Jake Elliott? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
He’s about the last guy on the roster you’d expect to struggle.
Jake Elliott? One of the most accurate kickers in history?
Coming into the season, Elliott was the 8th-most-accurate kicker in NFL history at 87.2 percent (minimum 100 attempts), and he was 13th-most accurate from 50 yards and out at 70.3 percent (minimum 20 attempts).
And he was getting better every year. Over the last two seasons, he was 55-for-60 overall and 12-for-14 from 50 and out.
But here we are.
Elliott missed a 44-yard field goal, a 51-yard field goal and a PAT Thursday night in the win over the Commanders, and he’s now just 14-for-19 on field goal attempts this year.
He’s missed five field goals in his last eight games after missing five in his previous 41 games.
Among 32 kickers this year who’ve attempted at least 10 field goals, Elliott ranks 26th.That’s 73.7 percent. His career percentage has dropped from 87.2 to 86.1 percent and in just the span of eight weeks he’s dropped from 8th to 11th on the all-time list.
The guy who made a 61-yard game-winner in his second career game, who made insanely clutch 42- and 46-yard field goals in the fourth quarter of a Super Bowl, who came into the season as one of six kickers in NFL history to make two field goals from 61 yards and out is buried in the worst slump of his career.
Elliott has missed all four of his attempts from 50 yards and out this year after making 15 of his previous 17 going back to late 2020.
His 44-yard miss Thursday night ended a streak of 24 straight makes from inside 50 yards.
And his missed PAT Thursday was only his fourth in his last 178 attempts going back to 2020.
It was the first time in his eight-year career he’s missed three kicks in a game. Last year he missed three kicks all year.
Are you concerned? Eagles special teams coach Michael Clay isn’t.
“He’s such a competitor and such a good kicker you almost take it a…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-11-20 16:00:00
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