The Patriots have had a rough go of it in the kicking department this season, to say the least.
It’s become somewhat of a revolving door at the position following Stephen Gostkowski’s season-ending injury. Mike Nugent failed to last a month in Foxboro, Nick Folk underwent an emergency appendectomy last week and Kai Forbath was forgettable in his lone game with the Patriots.
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New England turned back to Folk after he recovered from surgery, but his return to action Sunday was met with a sour note. Folk’s 41-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter at Gillette Stadium was blocked, and the Kansas City Chiefs capitalized on the favorable field position with a go-ahead touchdown.
The responses on Twitter to Folk’s blocked boot were predictable.
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Patriots are about to use their 5th kicker huh
— Christian Cortave (@CCortave24) December 8, 2019
@Patriots could we get like Ronaldo or somebody to be our kicker?
— Johnny Snow (@_TheRealJohnnyG) December 8, 2019
2019’s best comedy: the Patriots’ kickers.
— megan mcmahon (@meganmcface) December 8, 2019
It feels like the Patriots are playing a season long version of who wants to be an NFL kicker.
— kim (@kymberly80) December 8, 2019
We wonder how Stephon Gilmore would evaluate the difficulty of the kicker position.
