Chandler Catanzaro never doubted he could handle a pressure kick in the NFL. It just took him a long time to get that chance.
The Cardinals’ second-year kicker went the first 25 games of his career without an attempt at a game-winning field goal. That streak broke when he hit a 32-yarder to beat the Bengals on Nov. 22, and if hits for baseball players come in bunches, maybe game-winning kicks for football players do, too.
Catanzaro nailed his second in four games on Thursday night against the Vikings, splitting the uprights on a 47-yarder with 1:23 remaining for the 23-20 win.