"He became the first kicker in the last 40 years to miss a pair of unblocked extra points while his team lost by one point. It's on me, McAtamney said after the game. I missed vital points at vital times today. I'm not going to shy away from that. The snap and hold was good. It was just my lack of execution on the kick. I'm not going to shy away from my mistakes and letting the team down."
"The 25-year-old shanked the extra point following the Giants' first touchdown wide left. Then pulled the extra point following Big Blue's go-ahead score with 37 seconds left wide right. With a 32-30 lead, Shane Bowen's defense collapsed and allowed the Broncos to drive 56 yards into field goal range for Will Lutz to hit the game-winner as time expired. Honestly, when it came off the foot, I thought it was good, McAtamney said."
Jude McAtamney was released by the New York Giants after missing two extra points in a 33-32 loss to the Denver Broncos. He became the first kicker in 40 years to miss a pair of unblocked extra points in a one-point defeat. McAtamney shanked the first extra point wide left and pulled a decisive attempt wide right with 37 seconds remaining, enabling the Broncos to drive into field-goal range and Will Lutz to convert as time expired. McAtamney accepted responsibility, called the misses execution errors, and had joined the roster after Graham Gano's injury despite the team signing Younghoe Koo; he made 66.7% of college field-goal attempts at Rutgers.
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