With a chance to cut down the Green Bay Packers’ deficit against the Philadelphia Eagles to only two points, undrafted rookie kicker Brayden Narveson missed a field goal attempt in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game in Brazil. That miss came from 43 yards away, leaving Packers fans virtually shaking their heads.
Fans react to Brayden Narveson’s in Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
“Brayden Narveson’s 43-yard field goal attempt goes off the uprights” – @zacobson
“Brutal, brutal, brutal. After all that, Narveson misses the 43-yard FG.” – @GBPdaily
“Thought there was a chance Narveson was going to have a perfect career” – @tyschmit
“Narveson’s perfect career is over.” – @AndyHermanNFL
“Brayden Narveson is the only player in NFL history to successfully hit the upright on a field-goal attempt in South America.” – @by_JBH
“Brayden Narveson in a real NFL game”
“packers went from 60 y/o legs of mason crosby, one of the carlson’s (the crap one), to narveson who’s shaky beyond 35.” – @mat_bambang
“Ok take back Narveson’s gold jacket” – @NF_Lombardi
“And now Reed drops it and Narveson doinks it. Bullet after bullet going straight into the Packers feet” – @T_rex_stubs
After an offseason kicking battle between Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph, the Packers released both players and went with Narveson. Before getting signed by the Packers, Narveson spent time in the preseason with the Tennessee Titans.
Narveson, however, was able to drain his first-ever field-goal attempt with the Packers, putting Green Bay ahead early with a successful; 26-yard try in the first quarter.
Before the start of the 2024 NFL season, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur expressed confidence in Narveson, saying “ I’ve seen enough to be confident in him” per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.
