The timing couldn’t have been better for Nugent as his misses — a 40-yarder that went wide right and a 45-yarder that hit the upright — came in a game the Bengals won easily thanks to a 31-point, 559-yard outburst.
“It eases it only because I can say, ‘The game I had today did not contribute to a loss,’ ” Nugent said. “That’s the good thing.”
Nugent, the Centerville High School graduate who played at Ohio State, had been 13 of 13 this year on field goals less than 50 yards before Sunday’s misses.
“I was really happy with the way I hit both the balls,” he said. “I’m not blaming the wind. If it’s blowing 100 miles per hour, I need to play it in a certain spot and hit the same ball. I think I could have played the wind a little bit better. I’m happy with how I hit them, but I’m not happy with how I aimed them up. It’s going to give me something to learn. I’m always striving to get better for the next one.”
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