Generally, Stephen Gostkowski is the model of success among kickers, but that just wasn't the case this season. Gostkowski's 7.41 Field Goal NEP was the third-worst mark of his career, and on a per-attempt basis, his 0.23 was better than only his 2006 rookie season.

Gostkowski was 7 for 7 on extra point attempts after the third quarter and 10 of 11 on field goals, but his late-game NEP of 3.68 was just 11th among kickers with at least 25 attempts on the year.