Meghan L. Hall, For The WinTue, December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM UTC·1 min readNew York Giants kicker Younghoe Koo may never live down his bewildering field goal mishap against the New England Patriots. It was so bad that NWSL star Midge Purce jokingly offered to help Koo with his kicking.
In case you missed it, Koo missed a kick in a way that likely has never happened in NFL history. On Monday, the Giants sorely needed points after finding themselves down 30-7. Unfortunately, touchdowns were hard to come by, so New York had to settle for field goals. Koo stepped up to tack on three more points, but disaster immediately struck.
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Instead of kicking the football, Koo kicked his cleat straight into the turf in the most Charlie Brown way possible. "I can't explain that," Gotham FC Forward Midge Purce said in disbelief while watching along with Peyton and Eli Manning. "That's crazy, but we can help. Gotham's in [the] offseason if you want someone to come by [the] facility and help out."Here's a video of that moment:
Oof. That is tough.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Younghoe Koo gets joking advice from NWSL star after field goal gaffe
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