ATLANTA, GA – The entire sideline seemed to be frozen in time after Ryan Fitzgerald’s kick sailed through the uprights. The Atlanta Falcons had let another winnable game after a second-half collapse in a 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers. Their losing streak stretched to five games, and this one felt all too familiar for the Falcons.
Last Sunday’s last-second loss to the Carolina Panthers ranks among the worst defeats in Green Bay Packers history — at least according to Las Vegas. Jordan Love and the Packers entered as 13.5-point favorites over Bryce Young and the surging Panthers.
The NFL’s only other one-loss team also lost when Carolina’s Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 49-yard field goal to give the Panthers a 16-13 victory at Green Bay.
The Panthers called on Ryan Fitzgerald at the end of both halves of last Sunday's game against the Cowboys and the kicker came through both times. Fitzgerald hit a 55-yard kick at the end of the first half to move the Panthers within four points of Dallas at the break and then he hit a 33-yarder as time expired to give the Panthers a 30-27 win.
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The Carolina Panthers have looked like a completely different team over their last six quarters compared to the first six they played this season. While rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald has to get a pretty big tip of the hat, most of the improvement we've seen has come from a defense that finished last season as the worst scoring unit of all time.
Things aren't going great for the Carolina Panthers' kicker competition. The competition features rookie Ryan Fitzgerald and veteran Matthew Wright, which is concerning in and of itself.
Ryan Fitzgerald and Shyheim Brown named ACC players of Week 0 If Florida State’s front seven doesn’t improve its physicality, 0-2 in conference play is
Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald and defensive back Shyheim Brown earned ACC Player of the Week honors following Florida State's season opener against Georgia Tech.
There wasn't much to be desired for Florida State's offense in the first half of the season opener against Georgia Tech. The Seminoles entered the break tied up at 14-all with the Yellow Jackets.
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No unit had a turnaround greater than the special teams unit in 2023. 60.0% Ryan Fitzgerald finished the 2022 season with a kicking percentage of a D minus.
The Florida State Seminoles are coming off of a remarkable 13-1 season in which they became ACC Champions for the first time since 2014. While many players on last year's squad have either graduated or decided to enter the 2024 NFL Draft, multiple starters have decided to stick around for another year in Tallahassee.
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