The usually steady Jake Elliott suddenly went Brett Maher on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Eagles kicker Elliott largely had a game to forget against the Washington Commanders. Elliott flubbed three separate kicks (two field goals and an extra point), leaving seven points on the board for the Eagles. He missed from 44 in the first quarter, missed from 51 in the second, and then sent a PAT wide left in the fourth.
Jake Elliott MISSES From 44. pic.twitter.com/lEXKElkmrU
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 15, 2024
Jake Elliott MISSES his second field goal of the game. pic.twitter.com/IRHoaOIFQQ
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 15, 2024
And now Jake Elliott misses the extra point… pic.twitter.com/wt5a7t3B5z
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 15, 2024
As a result of his brutal game, Elliott got sandblasted with memes on social media. Here is a sampling of some of the most cruel posts on X about his bad day at the office.
Jake Elliott tonight pic.twitter.com/Ua06FTUjQJ
— Underdog (@UnderdogFantasy) November 15, 2024
Jake Elliott tomorrow… pic.twitter.com/0yAzHVEFg2
— Jason Logan (@CoversJLo) November 15, 2024
Jake Elliott managers watching him miss two field goals pic.twitter.com/oVX4PQDQPs
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) November 15, 2024
jake elliott is the commanders player of the game so far
— ruby (@rubythevalley) November 15, 2024
“And Jake Elliott comes out to kick” pic.twitter.com/o3x2LGWxQd
— NFL Memes (@NFLHateMemes) November 15, 2024
Watching Jake Elliott lose all his talent @BarstoolPhilly pic.twitter.com/ua9V7mFzg4
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 15, 2024
On the bright side, Elliott managed to salvage his outing with two made field goals (from 31 and 21 yards out) and two extra points, giving him an easier-to-stomach line of 4/7 on kicks for the day. The Eagles also managed to get a fairly easy 26-18 win despite the points that Elliott cost them.
But having three misses in a single game was still extremely uncharacteristic for Elliott. The former All-Pro had not missed even two field goals in a game since 2019 and had also hit 67 straight PATs entering Thursday’s contest.
On top of that, Elliott, still only 29, is one of the three highest-paid kickers in the league (making the same amount as Justin Tucker and trailing only Harrison Butker). Elliott has lost some range over the years though (which he used to be known for) and will have to take a good long look at himself after Thursday’s game to figure out what exactly went wrong.
