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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's season went from bad to worse on Sunday against the New York Jets.
Even though the Chiefs won 35-12 over the Jets to improve to 6-2 on the season, Butker still missed two field goal attempts during the contest. Only one of the misses actually counted towards his season total, though, as the one field goal attempt was redone because of a defensive offside penalty on the Jets.
The first attempt was from 56 yards, which Butker missed. The actual attempt was then pushed up to 51 yards, which Butker missed again. This is how the Chiefs ended the first half.
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Those misses caused Arrowhead Stadium to erupt in boos for their kicker, who's been under fire for weeks now. He has seven misses so far this season, with six field goals and one extra point going wide. Five of the missed field goals have been from 50 yards or more. Butker's season-long so far is just 50 yards, his shortest season-high of his 10-year NFL career.
Butker's already tied his personal record for the most field goals missed by him in a single season. He missed six field goals in 2022 across 13 games.
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Of course, Chiefs coach Andy Reid addressed Butker's future on the team after the win before anyone could ask him. Reid didn't have enough time to digest and decide what to do with Butker moving forward.
"I'm sure I'll be asked about Butker. I'll address that as we go throughout the week," Reid said. "I'll look at everything and no need to ask. That'll be the answer that you get. I'm not making any decisions right now today."
This is the least confident Reid has sounded about Butker so far this season. Despite the kicker's continuous misses, Reid still defended the kicker. However, the Chiefs did sign kicker Justin Tucker in a very controversial move. In early 2025, 16 women alleged that Tucker engaged in sexual misconduct during and after massage sessions with them, the Baltimore Banner reported at the time. He was released by the Baltimore Ravens ahead of last season and hasn't competed for a team since.
If the Chiefs decide to bench Butker moving forward, then it's assumed Tucker will step up. In 2024, the last season Tucker played in, he missed eight field goals. He might be rusty if and when he walks onto the field for the Chiefs, which seems somewhat inevitable as Butker fails to improve.
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