Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wasn't among the many who pointed the finger at kicker Younghoe Koo following the team to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Look at the And just looking at the numbers, it's hard not to blame Koo considering the team lost the game by a total of three points. The veteran kicker converted just one of four field goal attempts, although one attempt was blocked by the Saints.
If the team had converted all three kicks, that would have been another nine points on the table, which could have given the Falcons a relatively comfortable lead Victory.
If the team starts a little quicker on offense and avoids self-inflicted wounds, Atlanta will likely leave New Orleans with a dominant win.
Falcons head coach During his postgame press conference, he addressed the missed opportunities, saying his team had “all the chance in the world” to win in the Big Easy.
Morris also took time to express his utmost confidence in Koo despite the kicker's struggles on Sunday.
“As I said in the locker room today, I felt all the confidence in the world in Younghoe (Koo),” Morris said. “He is one of the best kickers in this game and he has been good for us for a long time.”
In short, it was a strange day for Koo and does not at all suggest that he is the player he usually is.
“He had an off day. It happens,” Morris said. “Shooters shoot often. He went out there and made his shots and didn’t make them.”
Koo entered the contest with an 80 percent success rate on field goals (16-for-20) while posting a perfect 21-for-21 rate on extra-point attempts in 2024. Koo is responsible for 69 of Atlanta's total points this season.
He also missed inside the 40-yard line for the first time since 2020 after making 63 consecutive attempts within that range.
It wasn't a game Koo remembers fondly, but he still has the trust of his head coach and that's all that matters.