Falcons stick with 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk despite accuracy dip
The gist
The Atlanta Falcons backed 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk after he converted 12 of 16 field goals through eight games.
Atlanta has cycled through kickers for two seasons, so Folk's misses keep a familiar problem alive.
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2025The Falcons cut longtime kicker Younghoe Koo and signed Parker Romo to the active roster after Romo made all five of his field goal tries in Week 2.
- Nov 5, 2025Atlanta signed veteran kicker Zane Gonzalez, with only Lenny Krieg otherwise on the practice squad.
- Dec 11, 2025Gonzalez's 43-yard walk-off field goal lifted the Falcons to a 29-28 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Key terms
- field goals
- Tries to kick the ball between the uprights and over the crossbar to score points in gridiron football.
- extra point
- In gridiron football, a play after a touchdown in which the scoring team kicks the ball through the uprights for one additional point.
- special teams
- The group of players on a football team who play during kicking situations.
Source: Wikipedia