The victory last week pushed the Kansas City Chiefs to 3-0 and undefeated in the young season. A minor moment in the game involving Harrison Butker showed that the veteran kicker isn’t perfect on the field.
Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub spoke to the media on Thursday, reflecting on Butker’s rare missed PAT during last Sunday night’s victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
“I was shocked. Everybody was shocked. I don’t know. Can’t explain it, it’s just, he’s a human being.” said Toub. “He missed one, and it bothers him more than anything. But the thing about him is he’s really good at forgetting that and then moving on to the next kick. He’s really good at that. So mentally, he’s strong.”
Butker shanked an extra-point attempt, pushing the ball past the right goalpost. The missed PAT didn’t affect the final score last Sunday night, but it was notable considering how perfect the Chiefs kicker was in those attempts.
“It’s just a miss. He caught some ground on it. He took, it slowed his leg down a little bit, pushed it right”, said Toub. “if you play golf, you, know, you hit the ground, you’re gonna end up, shanking it, it’s what happened there, he took a little bit too much ground on that.”
Butker will look to start a new flawless streak on PATs this Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.