NFL Block Party Creates 30 Minutes of Craziness on a Sunday Afternoon
Four blocked field goal attempts transform three games, with the Eagles and Browns coming away winners and the Jets falling short.
Jordan Davis of the Eagles returns a blocked field goal for a touchdown on the game's final play as Philadelphia beat the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2025. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
A trend suddenly swept through the NFL on Sunday afternoon in Week 3, and no kicker was safe.
In 30 minutes, four blocked kicks transformed three early-afternoon games in a rare occurrence. It marked the most blocked field goals in the league since 1991.
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