The Colts' Placekicking, 2025 Season
 

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Maybe Michael Badgley can be this season's Matt Stover, and be a solid-but-not-spectacular kicker for the Colts on a trip to a Super Bowl appearance ...... that's what happened in 2009 when Stover had to pinch-hit for the injured Adam Vinatieri.




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Fuck, I hope he's better than Stover!

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Stover was 41 years-old when he kicked for the Colts that season, and he was 9-for-11 on FG attempts and 33-for-33 on Xtra Point attempts.

In the post-season he was 6-for-7, with the only miss coming on a 51-yard attempt in the Super Bowl.

If you were expecting more from him, that would be asking a lot.

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I wasn't expecting more from him. It's the fact that he had no business attempting a 51 yd field goal, and Caldwell should have known that.

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Oh, OK. But the way that you worded it implied that Stover didn't carry his weight.

Now that you mention it, a 51-yard FG attempt 16 years ago would be like a 55-yard FG attempt today. 60-yard attempts are not uncommon today, but they were back then. The Colts probably should have gone for it on 4th down with Manning and the offense in that situation.

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