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

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Why is Harrison Mevis trending?

The Rams kicker missed a 50-yard field goal on Monday Night Football. Fans everywhere looked him up.

Who he is

Meet the Rams' kicker

Mevis is 24. He played college ball at Missouri and went undrafted before earning the Rams job.

The nickname

The “Thiccer Kicker”

He stands 6 feet tall and weighs 245 pounds. Most kickers are much lighter, but his leg is real.

The miss

Wide left from 50

After a 14-play opening drive, Mevis pushed a 50-yard attempt wide left. Zero points from a long drive.

The numbers

5-for-8 this season

That was his third miss of 2026. He is now 5-for-8, a 62.5 percent rate that is poor for NFL kickers.

A pattern

Two weeks in a row

He also missed a 48-yard field goal at Philadelphia in Week 4, then kicked a kickoff out of bounds.

Last season

Nearly perfect in 2025

Mevis made 12 of 13 field goals last year and all 39 extra points. That earned him the Rams job.

His highlight

The 61-yard college winner

In 2023 he hit a 61-yard game-winning field goal for Missouri against Kansas State, an SEC record.

Clearing it up

He is not the Ravens kicker

Baltimore's kicker is Tyler Loop. The Ravens' overtime win ended on a Tyler Huntley touchdown run.

The extra point

He bounced back once

After a Stafford touchdown pass, Mevis made the extra point to give the Rams a 7-6 lead.

What next

The job is still his

The Rams are 2-2 and chasing their division. In close games, the kicker cannot keep missing.

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