Three kickers missed opportunities to win overtime games on Sunday night – Evan McPhearson of the Cincinnati Bengals against Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts’ Rodrigo Blankenship vs Houston Texans and Chris Boswell of the Steelers.

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Evan McPhearson:

Cincinnati WR Ja’Marr Chase’s touchdown catch from quarterback Joe Burrow tied the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Evan McPherson went for the extra-point 29-yard field goal, which was blocked Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. 

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“The most basic of plays in the NFL is the extra point,” CBS play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle said during the broadcast.

Earlier in the game, McPherson scored a 59-yard field goal, the longest in team history. The 23-year-old broke his own record with the attempt. 

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McPherson has missed six FGs in his NFL career and four of them are in games that have gone to OT. 

Chris Boswell: 

Boswell, playing against Cincinnati Bengals, missed the field goal going into overtime. However, he redeemed himself by scoring the winner, 53-yarder, 20 minutes later. 

“Chris Boswell bounced back,” a Twitter user said. 

Rodrigo Blankenship:

Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 42-yard game-winning attempt against the Houston Texans. The game tied at 20-20. 

This is the ninth-straight year that the Colts have failed to win a season-opener. It is the longest active streak in the NFL, and tied for the second-longest in league history.

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Blankenship sailed the kick wide right of the goal post with less than two minutes left. 

“Much better than Rodrigo Blankenship 😂😂 bring in Jake Verity and give him a shot,” a Twitter user said. 

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“We lost this game ourself. 1st and goal 4 yards to go with the best back in the league and not a single running play. Settled for a FG. Rodrigo Blankenship misses an easy OT FG and botches 2 kickoffs. Alec Pierce dropped an unbelievable amount of catches including a TD, got a FG,” another one tweeted.