After the Cleveland Browns’ home-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, fans were calling for rookie kicker Andre Szmyt to be cut. He missed an extra point and a short field goal with about two minutes to go, which proved to be the difference in a 17-16 loss. The Browns stuck with him, and teammates rallied behind him, including veteran quarterback Joe Flacco indicating that he was going to spend more time with him.

For now, it all paid off. With the Browns being shut out 10-0, they ended up pulling off a crazy 13-10 win over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. That included Szmyt accounting for 7 of those points: a 35-yard field goal with with 3:38 remaining, an extra point with 3:01 remaining, and then the game-winning 55 yarder as time expired. For his effort, Szmyt was just named

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