The Seattle Seahawks led the Tennessee Titans 12-10 in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s preseason game when Titans head coach Brian Callahan faced a decision. Should he kick the field goal — from 59 yards out — or punt it away? It was fourth-and-12 and with around eight minutes remaining in the game.
Callahan chose to kick it, and rookie Brayden Narveson delivered, drilling the 59-yarder with room to spare and giving the Titans a late lead. Tennessee would eventually win the game, 16-15, after Narveson hit another field, this one from 46 yards out as time expired.
After the game, Callahan said the 59-yard field goal almost didn’t happen.
“(Special teams coach Colt Anderson) had a ton of trust in him,” Callahan said of Narveson via Alex Daugherty of the Nashville Tennessean. “He works with him very closely and understands the range that he has. Great call by him to push me to kick the field goal,” Callahan said.
Here’s the 59-yarder:
THE ROOKIE FROM 59! @20Brayden
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— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) August 18, 2024
“A 59-yarder is no small feat,” Callahan said. “That’s a grown man kick in the NFL, not easy to hit. That was great for him to put on tape for himself.”
Callahan, of course, is referring to Narveson putting those types of kicks on tape for the other 31 NFL teams, as the Titans are expected to keep veteran Nick Folk as their kicker.
As for Narveson, he said he was right beside Anderson, urging Callahan to let him kick it.
“I was standing right next to him the whole time,” Narveson said. “He was like, ‘You got it?’ and I said, ‘Yeah, I got it,’ so he said, ‘Let’s kick it.’ “
Several teams will possibly be looking for a kicker after next week’s final cutdown day. And arguably, no kicker helped himself more in the preseason than Narveson.
