{"id":2516469,"date":"2025-12-02T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-giants-kickers-bizarre-field-goal-blunder-leads-to-confusion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:55:07","slug":"watch-giants-kickers-bizarre-field-goal-blunder-leads-to-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-giants-kickers-bizarre-field-goal-blunder-leads-to-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Giants Kicker&#8217;s Bizarre Field Goal Blunder Leads to Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-giants-kickers-bizarre-field-goal-blunder-leads-to-confusion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York Giants, despite their poor 2-11 record, have remained a team too watch in the NFL. In a recent close game against the detroit Lions, they took a risky approach by going for a touchdown near the end, but failed and ultimately lost in overtime. In their following game against the New England patriots, Giants kicker Younghoe Koo made an unusual and memorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-is-done-in-green-bay-the-packers-have-no-one-to-blame-but-themselves\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers Is Done In Green Bay. The Packers Have No One To Blame But Themselves\">field goal<\/a> mishap. Attempting a 47-yard kick, Koo&#8217;s foot dug into the ground before contacting the ball, causing him to miss the kick entirely. Despite Koo attributing the error to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">cold weather<\/a> causing the ball to slip,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-operative-turns-herself-in-on-election-tampering-charges\/\" title=\"Dem Operative Turns Herself In On Election-Tampering Charges\">video evidence suggested<\/a> otherwise. The failed attempt led to a botched trick play and contributed to the Giants&#8217; 35-15 defeat.This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident sparked widespread attention<\/a> and commentary due to its rarity and the chaos it caused during the game.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not easy to be an interesting NFL team to watch with a 2-11 record, but the New York Giants are accomplishing that feat.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, they held a 27-24 lead over the Detroit Lions with 2:54 left when they decided to go for a touchdown from the Detroit six. They came up short, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/23\/sports\/giants-crumble-in-crunch-time-with-gut-wrenching-overtime-loss-to-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit went on to tie the game with a 59-yard field goal and later went on to win.<\/p>\n<p>This week, instead of questions about why Giants interim coach Mike Kafka did not try for a field goal, it was kicker Younghoe Koo who took center stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You don&rsquo;t see this every day&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>NYGvsNE on ESPN\/ABC<br \/> Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPlus?\">@NFLPlus<\/a> and ESPN App <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vBJ0NkiMgP\">pic.twitter.com\/vBJ0NkiMgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1995678326560838031?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With New York trailing the New England Patriots 17-7 in the second quarter, Koo was called on to attempt a 47-yard field goal, as noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NFL\/status\/1995678326560838031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chaos ensued.<\/p>\n<p>As noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffDLowe\/status\/1995678951336018243\">post<\/a> that gave a close-up of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-gets-contract-update-from-team-after-controversial-speech-about-women\/\" title=\"Chiefs ...er Harrison Butker Gets Contract Update from ... After Controversial Speech About Women\">kicker&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s footwork, Koo dug a divot behind the ball and never actually kicked it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve ever seen that,&rdquo; ESPN&rsquo;s Joe Buck said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Been watching football for roughly 30 years and I don&rsquo;t think my eyes have ever seen anything quite like this lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hrs1ds8VnG\">pic.twitter.com\/Hrs1ds8VnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffDLowe\/status\/1995678951336018243?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Koo offered an explanation that did not fully align with what the video showed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/01\/sports\/giants-younghoe-koo-botches-field-goal-attempt-in-extraordinary-fashion\/\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was approaching the ball and, cold weather, the ball kind of slipped out at the bottom, so it was moving,&rdquo; Koo said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t able to kick through the ball. The ball was moving when I was driving to it, so I just pulled up on it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Been watching football for roughly 30 years and I don&rsquo;t think my eyes have ever seen anything quite like this lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hrs1ds8VnG\">pic.twitter.com\/Hrs1ds8VnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffDLowe\/status\/1995678951336018243?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jamie did a good job of catching it and putting it back, but, at that point, it was too late,&rdquo; Koo said.<\/p>\n<p>Holder and punter Jamie Gillan tried to turn quarterback for the occasion, but after scrambling about, was tackled for a 13-yard loss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Blaming it on the cold weather was an odd choice by Koo. 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