ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are making a change at kicker ahead of a big matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football after recent struggles from Younghoe Koo.

The team announced on Saturday that Koo will not travel with the team and will be out on Sunday as a healthy scratch.

The Falcons have elevated kicker Parker Romo, who went 11/12 on field goals with the Vikings last season, to the active roster and will play against his former team on Sunday night.

Koo was the center of conversation last weekend after missing a game-tying 44-yard field goal that would have sent the game to overtime against Tampa Bay. The Falcons lost 23-20.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris was mostly non-committal last Sunday when asked if Koo will still safely have that position moving for

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