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The New York Giants’ special teams are having a rough night in Foxborough as kicker Younghoe Koo had the most bizarre first attempt at a field goal in the “Monday Night Football” game with the New England Patriots.
After tight end Theo Johnson was unable to make a touchdown catch, the Giants looked to make it a seven-point game with a 47-yard field goal by Koo, who has kicked for New York the past three games.
But when Koo stepped into his kick, for whatever reason, he put his foot into the turf and just came up limp without making contact with the football.
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Koo’s left foot appeared to be planted too close to the ball, which could have thrown him off. But he simply didn’t follow through with the kick, and holder and punter Jamie Gillan was teased by several Patriots for what is technically a sack on the stat sheet.
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The play was a massive shift in momentum as the Giants got a stop they desperately needed from a touchdown drive in what was a 17-0 game to start.
The reason for the big deficit was another special teams fumble for the Giants, but an impressive Patriots representative as Marcus Jones ran a punt from Gillan 94 yards for the game’s first touchdown.
Younghoe Koo of the New York Giants lines up a kick in the second quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 1, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
And things got worse for New York after the Patriots made it 24-7 thanks to a perfectly thrown ball by Drake Maye to Kyle Williams as Giants returner Gunner Olszewski was teased by Christian Elliss on a kick return.
He fumbled the football after the helmet-to-helmet contact, and the Patriots recovered. They would eventually add another three points on the board.
New York entered this primetime matchup with the exact opposite season of the Patriots, winners of their last nine games. The Giants have lost six games in a row, and their overtime loss to the Detroit Lions last week officially eliminated them from playoff contention.
New York Giants place kicker Younghoe Koo (37) makes an extra point in the second quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 1, 2025. (Eric Canha/Imagn Images)
There was some hope, however, with rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart out of concussion protocol. But mishaps on special teams crushed any momentum the Giants had as they entered the locker room down 30-7 in Foxborough.
