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NFL Confirms Week 3 Sunday Had Most Blocked Field Goals Since 1991

Special-teams swings included two block-return touchdowns plus several walk-off kicks.

Overview

  • Four field goals were blocked in the fourth quarter within roughly 30 minutes across games involving the Eagles (twice), Browns and Jets.
  • Philadelphia’s Jordan Davis returned a last-second block 61 yards for the winning touchdown against the Rams, becoming the heaviest player to take a blocked kick 50+ yards and hitting 18.59 mph per Next Gen Stats.
  • Two blocked attempts were returned for touchdowns on the day, a rarity seen only twice in the past 25 years according to Pro Football Reference.
  • Cleveland’s Shelby Harris blocked a 43-yard try with 21 seconds left, setting up Andre Szmyt’s 55-yard walk-off that beat Green Bay 13-10.
  • New York’s Will McDonald IV turned a 43-yard Buccaneers attempt into a go-ahead touchdown, but Chase McLaughlin later converted the winner as time expired, one of four walk-off field goals in Week 3.