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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is four games removed from his stint on injured reserve due to a knee injury, and he hasn\u2019t played to his usual standard since returning.<\/p>\n
Butker missed his lone field goal try, a 51-yard attempt, in KC\u2019s loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. He\u2019s missed two field goals and an extra point \u2014 backed up an additional 15 yards due to penalty \u2014 since returning.<\/p>\n
Overall, it\u2019s been an up-and-down season for Butker.<\/p>\n
Butker has made 84% of his field-goal attempts. That percentage puts him tied for No. 23 in the NFL. As for extra points, Butker has gone 29-of-31 (93.5%). That extra-point percentage ranks No. 29.<\/p>\n
His longest field-goal make has been from 53 yards, tied for 31st in the NFL.<\/p>\n
For Butker, there\u2019s been a difference between his play before his injury and after \u2014 as well as an apparent change in his form since returning.<\/p>\n
Pre-injury (nine games) Post-injury (four games) Field goals 18-of-20 (90%) 3-of-5 (60%) Extra points 21-of-22 (95.5%) 8-of-9 (88.9%) Longest field goal 53 yards 44 yards<\/p>\n
Diving deeper into Butker\u2019s numbers, he is 2-of-5 (40%) on field-goal attempts of 50 yards or longer this season. He also had his first-ever missed field goal within the 20-29-yard range during the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
His percentage from 50-plus yards is the lowest of his career, dating back to the 2022 season when he went 3-of-7 (42.9%) from that distance. That season, he made only 75% of his field-goal attempts, the lowest of his career.<\/p>\n
Butker\u2019s field goal percentage in this season is the second-lowest of his career. That said, he had plenty of postseason heroics the last time his field goal percentage wasn\u2019t the best.<\/p>\n
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