s rookie kicker Trey Smack bounced again in a giant method throughout Sunday's 45-27 win over the New England Patriots, and coach Matt LaFleur mentioned he noticed it coming after a number of delicate adjustments made by particular groups coordinator Cam Achord and an awesome week of apply.
Smack, after lacking six complete kicks throughout the month of October, began November by making all seven of his kicks on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
"It was large time. We noticed it in apply, fairly actually," LaFleur mentioned. "We switched some issues up by way of his method, and he was attacking the soccer all week in apply. He was crushing it. I believe it was a mirrored image of his apply efficiency."
Smack hit all three subject objectives, together with a 51-yarder, and all 4 further factors. Sunday marked simply the fourth sport that Smack didn't have a missed subject aim or further level throughout the first 9 weeks.
As anticipated, the rookie goes by ups and downs. The Packers have preached endurance from the beginning, understanding Smack is proficient however understanding he would want to construct psychological resiliency within the fireplace. The expertise is apparent — Smack is 3-for-3 on kicks over 50 yards this season — however a kicker should have the ability to climate the storm.
It's potential Smack has been by the worst of it and is now able to settle in.
The Packers are 6-3 and searching formidable on the halfway level of the season. Kicker is a point-scoring place, and the margins are so skinny among the many greatest groups within the NFL. LaFleur's crew wants Smack to stage out and be at his greatest down the stretch of 2026.
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