The Gould standard

Robbie Gould has become so incredibly accurate that it’s almost a shock when he misses a field goal. Gould’s missed 53-yarder Sunday at Seattle snapped a streak of 14 straight successful kicks, dating back to Nov. 9, 2008, when he had a 48-yard attempt blocked. Gould converted 26 of 29 FG attempts last season, but 2 of his 3 “misses” were blocked. Before Sunday, the last time Gould actually got a kick past the line of scrimmage that didn’t go through the uprights was more than a year ago, on Sept. 21, 2008. Since last season, Gould is 19-for-19 on FG attempts under 40 yards and 77-for-81 from inside the 40 in his five-year NFL career. Despite Sunday’s miss, Gould is still the third-most-accurate kicker in NFL history at 85.7 percent (114 of 133). read more