The Super Bowl may be the pinnacle of football, but that doesn't necessarily mean all aspects of the game live up to the hype.
In the first half of Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, the kicking left a lot to be desired.
Rookie Eagles kicker Jake Elliott missed his first extra point wide right. Not to be outdone, Patriots veteran Stephen Gostkowski shanked his extra-point kick wide left after missing on just two during the regular season.
Gostkowski also missed a 26-yard field goal - he hit the upright following a poor snap.
Understandably, Twitter couldn't believe what it was seeing:
Kicking game pic.twitter.com/8Fmc5mdouW
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 5, 2018
I'm gonna go ahead and say my Gostkowski MVP +6600 is looking... not great
— Lauren Joffe (@thespinzone) February 5, 2018
Wouldn’t be shocked if Gostkowski mysteriously goes missing tomorrow
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) February 5, 2018
To be fair, I hear it's really windy inside U.S. Bank Stadium
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) February 5, 2018
Jaysus. Another miss. Extra-shiny balls reminiscent of the Tony Romo PAT botch?
— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) February 5, 2018
Hey, Jake Elliott, hold my frozen beer.
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) February 5, 2018
Jim hoppers been in more commercials than gostkowski has extra point kicks #SuperBowlLll
— Miles Wesley (@MilesWesMusic) February 5, 2018
all these missed kicks have us headed for some of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl Squares history
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) February 5, 2018
