Stephen Gostkowski burned by TV announcer, graphics jinx
The New England Patriots missed out on points on each of their first two drives of Super Bowl LIII on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, and a jinx is being blamed for one of the missed chances.
Prior to Stephen Gostkowski attempting a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter, CBS announcer Jim Nantz mentioned that no kicker had missed a field goal at the stadium that season. They even showed a graphic noting how NFL kickers were 31/31 on field goals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The field goal was no good the second CBS put this up pic.twitter.com/mY0CH9N1hM
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 3, 2019
So guess what happened? Gostkowski missed the kick, of course. That was his third straight Super Bowl with a missed kick.
Not only did they have the missed kick in the first quarter, but Tom Brady threw an interception to end the team’s first possession, spoiling a scoring opportunity. It had to be the jinx!
