Sep 7th 2008 1:36PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Jets, AFC East, NFL Injuries
With the a Jets drive stalling in the redzone, kicker Mike Nugent came on and missed a short field goal.
That was the least of their worries as Nugent … immediately after kicking the ball … started hopping up and down in pain.
I know that injured kickers rate low on the “breaking news” chart … but it does greatly affect how a team gameplans drives. Long field goal attempts turn into punts. Fourth-and-short turns into the offense going for it.
If Nugent can’t go … punter Ben Graham may be put into action.
It has made an impact. On a 4th-and-13 … the Jets are going for it instead of attempting a 40-yd field goal. Nugent has kicked into a net on the sideline so he could be ready for shorter FGs and extra points. However, it is obvious they don’t believe he’s healthy enough for any mid-to-long range attempts.
Nugent may not be able to do anything. On that 4th-and-13 play … Favre throws a jump ball that is caught for a TD (Jets lead 13-7). On the ensuing PAT, the Jets elected to go for two instead of the kick. Nugent may be done for the day.
Nugent did kick an extra point in the second half.
