New York Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada’s six missed field goals this season share a single common factor: Every one has come from the right hash mark.
That includes the 33-yard attempt he pulled wide left in Thursday night’s 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders, a miss that proved costly in a three-point game.
All 6 of Dominic Zvada’s missed kicks this season have come from the right hash, including his 33-yard miss last night.
— Doug Analytics (@Doug_Analytics) November 13, 2026
The Giants have lined up on the left hash for every extra point, where Zvada is a perfect 16/16. https://t.co/D9YzxVSYyx pic.twitter.com/UHJa8av5EK
The pattern stands in sharp contrast to Zvada’s extra-point work. The Giants have aligned on the left hash for every PAT, where he is a perfect 16-for-16. Analytics and film
both point to a mechanical inconsistency rather than a general accuracy problem.
On Friday, head coach John Harbaugh addressed the issue directly.
“There's a technique issue there with his plant foot that we're kind of looking at. And he needs to clean that up from a consistency standpoint. He knows that," he told reporters. "Popped up again in that one kick there. I had a chance to watch it this morning. There is an issue on the right hash, no question.”
Zvada, an undrafted free agent from Michigan, opened the season by converting his first nine field-goal attempts. The misses that followed have all originated from the same side of the field and have factored into both a Week 5 tie against the Commanders and Thursday’s division loss.
Harbaugh has continued to back the rookie and has ruled out a midseason change, framing the problem as a correctable plant-foot technique flaw.
With the Giants still competing in the NFC East, resolving the right-hash inconsistency will determine how reliable Zvada becomes over the rest of the season.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Giants kicker Dominic Zvada’s misses all have one thing in common
