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• RAMS KICKER MATT GAY BROUGHT TO HIS KNE BY UNIFORM FE OM NFL
• NFL LOLS: HOW MATT GAY EARNED REMPTN — AND H A REER-LONG 58-YARD FIELD GOAL — BUCNEERS’ WILD W (+WEEK 4 HIGHLIGHTS)
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• MATT GAY SHOWS HE'S ONE OF NFL'S BT KICKERS WH 55-YARR AT EEZG LAMBE
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• RAMS' MATT GAY: MISS 61-YARD FIELD GOAL W
• FORMER UTAH UTE MATT GAY SENDS RAMS TO NFC CHAMPNSHIP GAME WH WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL
• ‘IT LOOKS LIKE WE FOUND OUR GUY FOR A LONG TIME’: FORMER UTAH UT KICKER MATT GAY BRGS STABILY TO LOS ANGEL RAMS OFFENSE
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RAMS KICKER MATT GAY BROUGHT TO HIS KNE BY UNIFORM FE OM NFL

Matt Gay kicks off for the Rams. (Kyung Gong / Associated Prs)Rams kicker Matt Gay sported yellow football pants several siz too large at practice Friday, part to make a statement to the NFL about the hefty amount of sh the league extracted om his, a Pro Bowl selectn last season, said he was rmed by letter that he had been fed $5, 000 bee the pants he wore the Rams’ season-openg loss to the Buffalo Bills did not ver his fashn statement for practice me after he posted a statement and photos of his baggy troers to social media. “How to drs as a kicker the @NFL per @nflmish to avoid a $5k pant length fe, ” Gay tweeted.

”Kickers and punters are exempt om havg to wear thigh or knee pads, Gay said. Tampa Bay Bucneers kicker Matt Gay kicks a field goal agast the Los Angel Rams durg the send of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept.

SALT LAKE CITY — Matt Gay turned his fortun around a missg a potential game-wng field goal and two extra pots a one-pot loss week 3, the Tampa Bay Bucneers rookie kicker ma two key field goals and h all seven pot-after attempts the Bucneers’ wild 55-40 w over the prevly unbeaten Los Angel Rams on, the Utah and Orem High product, appreciated the tst Tampa Bay ach Bce Arians showed him. “Especially after last week, beg able to stick wh me and have nfince me, and then throwg me out there for a long one, that’s shows that he tsts me and he believ me, ” Gay told the Tampa Bay Tim. Gay’s first field goal, a reer-long 58-yarr, put the Bucneers ahead 31-20 the third quarter after Tampa Bay had watched s once 21-pot lead dwdle to eight midway through the next field goal was much shorter — a 21-yarr — but was equally important.

NFL LOLS: HOW MATT GAY EARNED REMPTN — AND H A REER-LONG 58-YARD FIELD GOAL — BUCNEERS’ WILD W (+WEEK 4 HIGHLIGHTS)

Gay’s send field goal put the Bucneers ahead by eight wh 2:35 to play, forcg Los Angel to sre a touchdown and a two-pot nversn to try and tie the game. A Ndamong Suh 37-yard fumble return for a touchdown pped the Tampa Bay victory jt over a mute of game time later, and Gay add his seventh extra-pot make of the day to acunt for the fal sre.

“It’s huge and so is the nfince we have the guy, ” Arians told the Tim about Gay. Tampa BayMatt Gay, K, Utah and Orem High: Ma field goals of 58 and 21 yards the send half and h all seven of his extra-pot attempts while playg 10 special teams AngelJoJo Natson, WR/Ret., Utah State: Had one kickoff return for 22 yards while playg 12 special teams Weddle, FS, Utah: Started at ee safety and had a game-high 15 tackl, cludg 10 solo stops, and two pass flectns, both on third-down plays, while playg all 74 fensive snaps for the 16, VIKINGS 6. StatsRegular SeasonCareerESPN Fantasy Projectn: Gay beme one of the league's hight-paid kickers durg the offseason, signg wh the Colts after three seasons wh the Rams.

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Gay nailed 28-of-30 field goals (93. Gay has also been a fantasy star sce enterg the league 2019. Gay fished fifth 2021 and hung on for 14th 2022 spe the Rams' offensive wo.

Jt Tucker is unqutnably the bt kicker the NFL, but Matt Gay is right there wh him as the send-bt football right now. Gay once aga proved jt how good he is durg the first half agast the Packers, drillg a 55-yard field goal eezg ndns at Lambe Field.

MATT GAY SHOWS HE'S ONE OF NFL'S BT KICKERS WH 55-YARR AT EEZG LAMBE

Wh two more field goals the first half, Gay is now 21-for-23 on the year and his only miss were om beyond 50 yards. In the last two years, Gay is 53 for 57 on field goal attempts and has only missed six field goals sce jog the Rams 2020, gog 67-for-73.

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Gay ma 60 of 64 field goals (94 percent) and 79 of 81 PATs (98 percent) over his last two seasons wh the Rams before earng a ntract wh the Colts this offseason. Colts' Matt Gay: Agre to rerd-settg al. Gay agreed to a four-year, $22.

After signg the biggt ee-agent al for a kicker NFL history, 's safe to assume Gay will kick for the Colts 2023 whout facg a challenge trag mp.

Meanwhile, the Rams will have to fd a new kicker after Gay nverted 74 of 80 field-goal attempts for them over the prev three seasons.... Rams' Matt Gay: Productive season fale.

RAMS' MATT GAY: MISS 61-YARD FIELD GOAL W

Gay nnected on all three of his field-goal attempts and nverted his lone extra-pot try durg Sunday's 19-16 overtime loss to the Seahawks. Gay opened the srg for the Rams wh a 22-yard field goal, and later tacked on field goals om 45 and 38 yards. Gay, who will be an unrtricted ee agent, had another imprsive season wh the Rams, gog 28-for-30 on field goals -- his only two miss g om beyond 50 yards -- and 31-for-32 on extra pots.

FORMER UTAH UTE MATT GAY SENDS RAMS TO NFC CHAMPNSHIP GAME WH WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL

The Rams will likely be keen on keepg the talented kicker, as Gay was one of the few ponents of the offense that was nsistent om start to fish this season.... Rams' Matt Gay: Puts up dud. Gay nnected on a 23-yard field goal and ma his only extra-pot attempt durg Sunday's 31-10 loss to the Chargers.

A week removed om the bt game of the season for the sure-legged kicker, Gay's prospects at repeatg his performance appeared promisg, as the Chargers fense looked to pose ls of a threat than the Brons fense that the Rams tore apart Week 16.

Asi om a chip-shot field goal to close out the first quarter, however, Gay would only fd one other opportuny to produce pots, bootg a PAT after Mallm Brown punched a 21-yard shg touchdown. The Rams will be lookg to play spoiler Week 18 to a Seahawks team fightg for the fal wild-rd spot the NFC; Gay booted three field goals and two extra pots the team's first matchup Week 13, givg fantasy managers some hope of a rebound performance....

‘IT LOOKS LIKE WE FOUND OUR GUY FOR A LONG TIME’: FORMER UTAH UT KICKER MATT GAY BRGS STABILY TO LOS ANGEL RAMS OFFENSE

Rams' Matt Gay: Epts wh monster game. Gay nnected on all three of his field-goal attempts and nverted all six of extra-pot tri durg Sunday's 51-14 victory agast the Brons.

Fantasy managers that chose to rely on one of the NFL's most accurate kickers agast the top fense the league were reward handsomely, as Gay booted field goals of 55, 53 and 30 yards while addg a whoppg six extra-pot kicks. Baker Mayfield was able to pick apart the Brons by relyg heavily on his tight ends and Cam Akers, which gave Gay an abundance of opportuni to put up pots. A much ls timidatg fense is on tap for Week 17 that of the Chargers, puttg Gay back on the fantasy radar after a lengthy mid-season slump....

Rams' Matt Gay: Miss first extra pot of season.

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Gay nnected on both of his field-goal attempts and failed to nvert his only extra-pot attempt durg Monday's 24-12 loss to the Packers. Gay hadn't missed an extra pot sce Week 5 of the 2021 mpaign, so the miss the igid air of Lambe Field should be looked at as an outlier, not a trend. In fact, Gay booted a 55-yard field goal the send quarter, the third 50-pl yard field goal ma at Lambe Field wh temperatur unr 25 gre, and chipped a 33-yarr as well to keep up his stellar 21-for-23 rerd on field-goal attempts wh three gam to go....

Rams' Matt Gay: Miss 61-yard field goal w. Gay nnected on one of two field-goal attempts and nverted both of his extra-pot attempts Thursday's 17-16 w agast the Rairs. It's hard to fd flt Gay's miss of a lengthy 61-yard field-goal attempt, which went wi left, due to an unnecsary roughns penalty lled on Coleman Shelton that phed what would've been a much more manageable 46-yard field goal back.

Gay booted a long field goal om 55 yards the first quarter and remaed perfect on both of his extra pots to help secure the Rams' first w over a month....