Tag: Youngoe Koo

Younghoe Koo drills 58-yard field goal as Falcons sink Saints

Younghoe Koo kicks the Falcons to victory over the Saints

Younghoe Koo kicked the longest field goal in Mercedes-Benz Stadium history on Sunday with two seconds left to lift the Atlanta Falcons to a 26-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

The field goal from 58 yards eclipsed the mark of 57 at the venue. Koo was 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts that saw the Falcons also score a special teams touchdown and return an interception for a score.

Falcons stun Saints on Younghoe Koo FG as time runs out

Younghoe Koo and the Atlanta Falcons stun the New Orleans Saints

The Atlanta Falcons are mind-boggling.

The team that specializes in frantic finishes blew an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter Sunday against the New Orleans Saints only to get a Younghoe Koo field goal as time expired for a 27-25 victory.

The field goal climaxed a 5-play, 64-yard drive that took place after New Orleans had taken a 25-24 lead with 1:01 left.

The key play on the drive went for 64 yards as Matt Ryan found Corrdarrell Patterson.

 M.Ryan pass deep right to C.Patterson pushed ob at NO 11 for 64 yards (M.Williams) [K.Alexander]. Pass 28, YAC 36 The Replay Official reviewed the runner was inbounds ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.

 

Watch: Chiefs capture No. 1 seed in AFC as Falcons’ Younghoe Koo misses late FG

Younghoe Koo had a chance to force overtime but sliced a field-goal attempt

The Kansas City Chiefs have earned the AFC bye in the playoffs. And all it took was a missed field goal attempt by a Pro Bowl kicker to assure it.

Younghoe Koo and the Atlanta Falcons looked in position to force overtime but the kicker sliced a 39-yard field-goal attempt in the final seconds and the Chiefs escaped with a 17-14 victory on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Matt Ryan had led a drive that gave the Falcons a lead only to see Patrick Mahomes counter with a TD pass to Demarcus Robinson.

Robinson led the Falcons to field-goal position but Koo missed and the Chiefs had the bye and home-field throughout their run in the AFC playoffs.