Younghoe Koo's field goal attempt goes horribly wrong as special teams woes continue for Giants

The New York Giants’ peculiar teams are having a unsmooth nighttime successful Foxborough, arsenic kicker Younghoe Koo had the astir bizarre archetypal effort astatine a tract extremity successful the "Monday Night Football" matchup with the New England Patriots.

After choky extremity Theo Johnson was incapable to marque a touchdown catch, the Giants were looking to marque it a seven-point crippled with a 47-yard tract extremity by Koo, who has kicked for New York the past 3 games.

But erstwhile Koo stepped into his kick, for immoderate reason, helium enactment his ft into the turf and conscionable came up lame without making interaction with the football.

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It appeared Koo’s near ft planted excessively adjacent to the ball, which mightiness person thrown him off. But helium simply didn’t travel done with the kick, and holder and punter Jamie Gillan was drilled by aggregate Patriots for what’s technically a sack successful the stat sheet.

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The play was a monolithic displacement of momentum arsenic the Giants got a halt they desperately needed coming disconnected a touchdown thrust successful what was a 17-0 crippled to start.

The crushed for the large shortage was different peculiar teams blunder for the Giants, but an awesome Patriots rep arsenic Marcus Jones ran backmost a punt from Gillan 94 yards for the game’s archetypal touchdown.

Younghoe Koo of the New York Giants lines up a footwear during the 2nd 4th against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025 successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

And things got worse for New York aft the Patriots made it 24-7 acknowledgment to a perfectly thrown shot by Drake Maye to Kyle Williams, arsenic Giants returner Gunner Olszewski was drilled by Christian Elliss connected a footwear return.

He fumbled the shot aft the helmet-to-helmet contact, and the Patriots recovered. They would yet adhd different 3 points connected the board.

New York came into this primetime matchup having the nonstop other play of the Patriots, who are winners of their past 9 games. The Giants person mislaid six consecutive games, and their nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Lions successful overtime past week had them officially eliminated from playoff contention.

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)

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There was immoderate hope, though, arsenic rookie backmost Jaxson Dart was retired of concussion protocol. But peculiar teams mishaps crushed immoderate momentum the Giants had, arsenic they walked into the locker country down 30-7 successful Foxborough.

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