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Hey, I’d miss a field goal if a two-story SpongeBob SquarePants were staring at me too. But Wil Lutz doesn’t have that excuse, because the Nickelodeon broadcast only had the cartoon displayed for television with augmented reality technology for viewers at home.
So it’s frustrating to see the New Orleans Saints kicker send a 50-yard try too far to the right of the goalposts, meaning he’s completed just 3 of his last 7 attempts. He hasn’t been right since receiving attention from the Saints medical staff in their Week 8 game with this same Bears team. While New Orleans hasn’t listed him on the daily injury report with any issues, he’s clearly not kicking like we’re used to seeing.
For anyone wondering, the Saints have been bringing former Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh in regularly for free agent visits as an emergency option should Lutz be unavailable — possibly due to injury or a positive COVID-19 test. It doesn’t feel likely they’d turn to Walsh if Lutz continues to struggle, but it’s an option.
