By the skin of their teeth, the Tennessee Titans pulled off a miraculous victory in Minnesota, led by kicker Stephen Gostkowski.
The former New England Patriot — whom many were ready to write off after a dreadful Week 1 performance in Denver — was a perfect 6-for-6 today, including a game-winning 55-yard field goal with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter.
Furthermore, it was Gostkowski who kept the Titans in the game for much of this contest, as the offense routinely stalled on drives throughout. In fact, Tennessee’s first 12 points came off the foot of its veteran kicker.
Gostkowski hit three of his field goals from 50 or more yards, an impressive feat for any kicker, let alone one coming off hip surgery.
After missing three field goals and two extra points in the first two weeks, a 100-percent hit rate today showed Gostkowski’s “yips” could be behind him and the Titans can rightly have confidence in him moving forward.
Through three weeks, Gostkowski’s nine field-goal makes are already more than the collective of misfits the Titans paraded at kicker in 2019.
With the Titans playing close games in each of their first three contests, having confidence at the kicker position in 2020 is nothing short of a luxury.
