The New York Giants faced the New England Patriots for Week 13’s “Monday Night Football” matchup. During the game, Giants kicker Younghoe Koo had one of the most bizarre missed field goals in recent memory.
Koo approached the ball, and it looked like everything was normal. The kicker then planted his toe in the turf and completely whiffed the ball. The moment is the icing on the cake for the poor season Koo has had. He went from being one of the most reliable kickers in the league, to being cut by the Atlanta Falcons in favor of a kicker who was cut less than two months after he took over for Koo.
Here is more on Koo’s bizarre miss.
Younghoe Koo bizarre miss
Kickers miss field goal attempts all the time. They can shank them heavy in the wrong direction, they can miss short or they can get blocked. There have been thousands of kicks in the NFL, but it is tough to remember an attempt that ended with the kicker just missing the ball. It makes you wonder given all that he has been through this season, if Koo has the yips.
You don’t see this every day…
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— NFL (@NFL) December 2, 2025
The play technically doesn’t even go into the box score as a missed kick. Instead, it is a sack on the holder Jamie Gillan and a loss of 13 yards.
Younghoe Koo… how do you completely miss the football 😭 pic.twitter.com/hlmIHpO95Q
— Underdog (@Underdog) December 2, 2025
After the game, interim head coach Mike Kafka was asked about what happened with Koo and his botched kick. He said, “I saw it live, I saw it liv, it looked like the ball slipped a little bit so he wasn’t sure if it was going to get set. Jamie tried to re-set it, but by that time, he [Koo] was already kind of out of his groove. It was just a tough bounce right there.”
Social media reacts to Younghoe Koo miss
Me on the golf course. https://t.co/bFeUy7OA9i
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo protecting his field goal percentage by missing the football completely. Chess not checkers.
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo is the first person to miss a field goal without kicking it
— TK (@TeeKayTwelve) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo pic.twitter.com/1fbHyh2D6f
— not a panthers fan (@BrosephSZN) December 2, 2025
This is the Kicker version of running out the back of the end zone. pic.twitter.com/E7naIKznYC
— Alfredo Brown (@AlfredoABrown) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo got some Ohtani level gambling debt pic.twitter.com/wQANFJBudt
— Chuck Bass (@ChuckFBass) December 2, 2025
Giants: We might make this a close game
Younghoe Koo: pic.twitter.com/uF8GEXJntE
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) December 2, 2025
The best play the Falcons have made all season is cutting Younghoe Koo. I mean what he just did is tough to do. 🫣
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) December 2, 2025
“Younghoe Koo on for the FG” pic.twitter.com/X3YwmHMWUB
— Sleeper (@SleeperHQ) December 2, 2025
Poor Younghoe Koo looking like me chipping from 90 yards out after a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway (it was someone else’s drive; it was scramble)
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo with a literal turf toe pic.twitter.com/gQhMrrtzkr
— VP (@titletownforty) December 2, 2025
I can’t even think up a possible explanation for what just happened there with Younghoe Koo. I cant even think up a ridiculous one.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) December 2, 2025
Younghoe Koo kicking season stats
- Games: 4
- Field goals: 6-7
- Extra points: 9-10
- Long: 44 yards
Koo was originally signed to the Giants’ practice squad. Graham Gano then suffered an injury, and Koo was elevated to the active roster. When Gano was added to injured reserve, Koo was signed to the active roster.
Younghoe Koo teams
- Los Angeles Chargers — 2017
- New England Patriots — 2019 (practice squad)
- Atlanta Falcons — 2019-2025
- New York Giants — 2025
Younghoe Koo salary
After being released by the Falcons earlier in the 2025 season, Koo signed a one-year, $1.255 million contract with the Giants, per Spotrac.
