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Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly takes pointed jab at Rams ex-kicker Harrison Mevis

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Young, G. (2026, October 16). Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly takes pointed jab at Rams ex-kicker Harrison Mevis. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/matthew-stafford-wife-kelly-pointed-jab-ex-rams-kicker-harrison-mevis/

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Kelly Stafford, wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, posted on Instagram expressing what appeared to be a religious viewpoint regarding kicker Harrison Mevis's missed field goals during the team’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. The post included pictures of her and Matthew’s daughters at the game and referenced God’s plan for the outcome of those kicks. Mevis was subsequently released by the Rams due to his poor performance, with a field goal percentage that ranked 32nd in the NFL at 55.6%.

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The Los Angeles Rams terminated kicker Harrison Mevis after he missed two critical field goals during their Monday Night Football loss to the Buffalo Bills. Mevis's field goal percentage this season was a low 55.6%, ranking him 32nd out of all NFL kickers. Following his dismissal, Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly took to Instagram to comment on the incident, suggesting that God had a different plan for those missed kicks and expressing trust in divine intervention. This post garnered attention as it indirectly criticized Mevis's performance while also welcoming new kicker Blake Grupe, whom the Rams signed shortly after releasing Mevis.

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“While both articles discuss Harrison Mevis's poor performance and subsequent release by the Rams, Article A focuses on a former Rams player criticizing Mevis, while Article B discusses Matthew Stafford’s wife's reaction to Mevis' situation.”

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The Los Angeles Rams parted ways with kicker Harrison Mevis after two crucial missed kicks in the Rams’ Monday Night Football loss to the Buffalo Bills. asserted

Rams → part → Bills

The sports world has turned on Mevis since the Rams released him. asserted

Rams → turn → him

And rightfully so, since his 55.6% field goal percentage was 32nd in the NFL this season and arguably cost the Rams at least one win asserted

percentage → cost → win

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, seems to blame God for Mevis’ kicking woes this season. asserted

wife → seem → woes

She made an Instagram post on Friday morning that showed several photos of her and Matthew’s four daughters during Monday night’s game. asserted

that → make → game

The post was captioned, “God had a different plan than having that ball go through the uprights, but whatever the plan is, we trust it. asserted

we → caption → it

❤️ / The plan does, however, always include cute fits 🥰”. asserted

plan → include → fits

She’s referring to the two missed field goal kicks that Mevis had during that game, one of which was the potential game-winner blocked by the Bills. asserted

one → refer → Bills

Maybe God will have a different plan in store for Blake Grupe, who the Rams replaced Mevis with. asserted

Rams → have → Mevis

Matthew Stafford will definitely be hoping that Grupe will end more of his drives in points than Mevis did this season. asserted

Mevis → hop → points

Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly takes pointed jab at Rams ex-kicker Harrison Mevis

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