The 2016 season has gotten off to a rocky start for Stephen Gostkowski.
After going 3-for-3 in the season opener against Arizona, the normally sure-footed kicker has missed field goals in three out of the last four contests — kicks of 39, 48 and 50 yards — with some suggesting that his errant kicking could be the result of residual psychological issues stemming from last year’s AFC Championship game in Denver.
In the first quarter of that contest, Gostkowski sent his PAT wide right. It was his first extra point miss in 523 attempts and would later come back to haunt the Patriots, forcing the team to attempt a late two-point conversion in the hopes of sending the game to overtime.