Kickers missed seven extra points in Sunday afternoon games
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It’s been another rough day for NFL kickers.
With only the Sunday night matchup between the Broncos and Chiefs remaining, kickers have already combined to miss seven extra points on the day.
Jets kicker Alex Kessman missed his first two extra point attempts during his NFL debut after he signed from the practice squad Saturday to replace the struggling Matt Ammendola.
Ryan Succop (Buccaneers), Dustin Hopkins (Chargers), Evan McPherson (Bengals), Chris Boswell (Steelers) and Robbie Gould (49ers) also had missed PATs.
As bad as it’s been, it’s not close to the 13 extra points kickers collectively missed during Week 5. That week also had 14 missed field goals, making it the highest number of combined misses since Week 11 of the 1987 season.
Seattle’s Adrian Peterson has moved into a tie with Jim Brown for 10th all-time in total career touchdowns.
Peterson’s 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against San Francisco gave him 126 for his career, tying him with the Hall of Famer..
Peterson now has 120 rushing touchdowns and six receiving in his 15 seasons. Brown had 106 touchdown runs and 20 touchdown receptions during his nine-year career.
The Los Angeles Rams have a 16-7 lead on the Jaguars at halftime, but Jacksonville is keeping it close with a series of big third-down stops.
The Rams went 0 for 6 on third downs in the first half at SoFi Stadium, forcing them to settle for three field goals along with Sony Michel’s TD run in the first half.
Minnesota wide receiver Adam Thielen was downgraded to out for the game after hurting his left ankle on the game’s opening drive of their matchup with the Lions
Thielen entered the game tied for the league lead with 10 receiving touchdowns.
He had one catch for no yards prior to leaving the game Sunday.
Minnesota receiver Justin Jefferson has joined Odell Beckham Jr. and Randy Moss as the only players with 2,500 or more receiving yards in their first two seasons during in the Super Bowl era.
Jefferson provided some of the few highlights for the Vikings in the first half of their matchup with the Lions, catching five passes for 85 yards.
Minnesota trailed 20-6 at halftime.
Jefferson has 72 receptions for 1,112 yards this season and 160 catches for 2,512 yards in his two-year career.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray became the fourth-youngest player with 10,000 career yards passing at 24 years, 120 days, according to NFL research.
Murray came into the matchup against Chicago with 9,969 yards. The third-year pro threw for 73 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. He also ran for a score, helping the Cardinals grab a 21-7 lead.
