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Harrison Mevis trends as missed 50-yard field goal puts Rams kicker under pressure

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By Rive News / Research desk | Rive News / Published October 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM PKT

Key takeaways

  • Harrison Mevis missed a 50-yard field goal wide left on the Rams' opening drive Monday night. It was his third miss of the season, dropping him to 5-for-8.
  • He is not the Ravens kicker. Baltimore's kicker is Tyler Loop. The Ravens' overtime win over Atlanta ended on a Tyler Huntley touchdown run.
  • Mevis, nicknamed the "Thiccer Kicker," was nearly perfect in 2025 at 12-for-13. His 2026 slide has now stretched across back-to-back weeks.
Aerial night view of a football stadium under bright floodlights
A football stadium lit up for a night game, the kind of stage Mevis played on Monday nightPhotograph: PexelsImage: Pexels

Harrison Mevis is the kicker for the Los Angeles Rams. He missed a 50-yard field goal on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills. That miss, on national television, is why his name is trending on October 13.

A field goal is worth three points The kicker boots the ball between two tall posts Mevis pushed his kick wide left

The Rams came away with zero points from a long opening drive

What happened

The Rams opened Monday night's game at SoFi Stadium with a strong drive. They ran 14 plays and gained 38 yards. They held the ball for nearly eight minutes.

Then Mevis trotted out for a 50-yard attempt He missed it wide left with 5:40 left in the first quarter According to USA Today's live updates, it was his third miss of the season

He fell to 5-for-8 on field goals

The miss hurt right away Buffalo took over and kicked a field goal of its own Bills kicker Tyler Bass later nailed a 61-yarder

The contrast was hard to miss

Mevis did bounce back once Matthew Stafford hit Davante Adams for a 4-yard touchdown late in the second quarter Mevis made the extra point after the score

An extra point is a short kick worth one point after a touchdown That gave the Rams a 7-6 lead

The game was still being played as this article was published Early on, though, the story was simple One missed kick

One made extra point A lot of attention on the kicker

Why it matters

One miss is not a crisis. Two weeks in a row starts to look like a pattern. Mevis also missed in Week 4 at Philadelphia.

In that game, he missed a 48-yard field goal in the third quarter He then kicked the ball out of bounds on the next kickoff That gave the Eagles the ball at their own 40-yard line

The Rams still won 24-20. But Athlon Sports called the special teams problems a recurring issue, not a one-game blip

Before Monday's game, Athlon warned that the matchup could come down to one kick. The betting line was under a field goal. In a tight game like that, every kick matters.

The numbers tell the story Through four games, Mevis was 5-for-7 on field goals After Monday's miss, he is 5-for-8. That is 62.5 percent

For an NFL kicker, that is a poor rate

Top-down night view of a large stadium with a lit green field
Every kick is under a microscope in a packed stadium on Monday nightPhotograph: PexelsImage: Pexels

Last season looked very different Mevis made 12 of 13 field goals in 2025. He made all 39 of his extra points That is why the Rams gave him the job

They even released fellow kicker Joshua Karty to clear the way That is according to notes on his FantasyData page

So who is he Mevis is 24 years old He played college football at Missouri

He went undrafted, which means no team picked him in the NFL draft He earned the Rams job the hard way

Fans call him the "Thiccer Kicker " He stands 6 feet tall and weighs 245 pounds That is according to SportsbookWire

Most kickers are much lighter He does not look like a typical kicker, but his leg is real

His college highlight is famous In September 2023, he hit a 61-yard game-winning field goal for Missouri against Kansas State It set an SEC record

Missouri won 30-27. That kick is why many fans first learned his name

One more thing needs clearing up Mevis had nothing to do with the Ravens' win on Sunday Baltimore beat Atlanta 30-23 in overtime

Some fans may have mixed up the two games The Ravens' kicker is Tyler Loop Loop hit two 51-yard field goals against Atlanta, per Ravens Wire

The Ravens' overtime win ended on a 1-yard touchdown run by backup quarterback Tyler Huntley Read our recap of the Ravens' overtime win for the full story

What happens next

Mevis is still the Rams' active kicker, per Athlon He will get more chances Kickers often work through slumps

But the pressure is real now

The Rams entered Monday at 2-2. They are chasing the 49ers and Seahawks in their division. Close games are likely all season.

In close games, a kicker cannot keep missing.

Watch his next few attempts If he starts making them again, this stretch will be forgotten Kickers are judged on their last kick

A few clean weeks would end the conversation fast

If the misses continue, the questions will grow louder NFL teams do not wait long when points are left on the field For now, though, the job is his

Monday night just made everyone watch his next kick a little more closely Want a refresher on the extra period rules See how NFL overtime rules work

When a kicker misses on national TV, fans look him up That is the simplest read on why "harrison mevis" is trending He has the leg that once set a college record

Now he needs to show it again, one kick at a time

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