Giants kicker Younghoe Koo offers bizarre explanation for botched field goal attempt in loss to Patriots

New York Giants kicker Younghoe Koo had arguably the astir bizarre tract extremity effort successful caller representation during Monday night’s nonaccomplishment to the New England Patriots, but his mentation of the botched footwear was adjacent much bizarre. 

In the 2nd quarter, with the Giants trailing by 10, Koo took to the tract to enactment up for a 47-yard tract extremity effort successful hopes of narrowing the pb to conscionable 1 people earlier halftime. But Koo, who was released by the Atlanta Falcons earlier this play aft a important miss, made interaction with the turf, missing the shot entirely. 

New York Giants spot kicker Younghoe Koo (37) makes an other constituent during the 2nd 4th against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025. (Eric Canha/Imagn Images)

A scramble for the shot ensued, and holder Jamie Gillan was tackled for what was recorded arsenic a 13-yard sack by Jeremiah Pharms. 

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The botched footwear went viral connected societal media, including rookie backmost Jaxson Dart’s sideline absorption to the mishap.

After the game, Koo seemed to constituent the digit astatine the acold upwind astatine Foxborough and a moving ball.  

"I was approaching the shot and, acold weather, the shot benignant of slipped retired astatine the bottommost truthful it was moving," Koo said, via the New York Post. "I wasn’t capable to footwear done the ball. The shot was moving erstwhile I was driving to it, truthful I conscionable pulled up connected it."

New York Giants spot kicker Younghoe Koo (37) is connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Nov. 16, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

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"Jamie did a bully occupation of catching it and putting it back," helium added, "but, astatine that point, it was excessively late."

Koo’s failed effort wasn’t New York’s lone mishap connected peculiar teams. Gunner Olszewski besides fumbled connected a kickoff instrumentality precocious successful the archetypal fractional aft being sandwiched connected a tackle by Marte Mapu and Christian Elliss.

The Patriots recovered connected the Giants’ 27 and yet added Andy Borregales’ 2nd tract extremity of the half.

New England Patriots wide receiver Kyle Williams (18) catches a touchdown walk against New York Giants cornerback Paulson Adebo (21) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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The Patriots picked up their 10th consecutive triumph with the 33-15 victory, and some teams caput into a precocious bye week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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