Chiefs sticking with Harrison Butker at kicker in Week 10 despite recent struggles

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The Kansas City Chiefs will stick with Harrison Butker in Week 10, giving the kicker another chance to turn things around after weeks of struggles, head coach Andy Reid announced Wednesday.

After Sunday's win over the Jets, in which Butker missed another field goal attempt (a 51-yarder), Andy Reid said that he would "look at everything" to assess whether it was time to move on. Evidently, Reid decided to stick with his long-time kicker.

Butker, who has spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Chiefs, has seen his field goal accuracy crater this season. He's missed seven field goals in eight games so far this year, going 12-of-19 on attempts. That 63% completion rate is a noticeable dip from his previous decade of experience.

All but one of Butker's misses have come from lengths of 50-plus yards, indicating that he is being asked to take longer and longer attempts. But he has not risen to the challenge, receiving boos from the home crowd in Arrowhead Stadium in recent weeks after continuing to miss the uprights.

With Butker still holding the starting job, the team will not yet be turning to Justin Tucker, who joined Kansas City's practice squad at the end of October. Tucker has not played an NFL game since being released by the Baltimore Ravens in May 2025, after he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women.

Even before his release, and subsequent suspension by the league, the former eight-time All-Pro had struggled: Tucker went 22-for-30 on field goals in 2024, with three of the misses coming under 50 yards, and also missed two extra points.

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