A few weeks ago, Lucas Havrisik was looking for part-time work as a substitute teacher. This week, Havrisik set a Green Bay Packers franchise record.
Green Bay’s new placekicker has the new Packers record for longest made field goal after nailing a 61-yard attempt on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
Havrisik was far from a likely candidate to take that record for the Packers. He spent the spring with the UFL’s Arlington Renegades after previous stints with four other NFL teams and signed with Green Bay just last week.
A quad injury to Packers kicker Brandon McManus forced Green Bay to sign his replacement, and in Havrisik’s second game with the Packers, he etched his name into the franchise’s record books.
Havrisik’s record-setting field goal came right at the end of the first half of Sunday’s Week 7 game. The successful kick has kept the 26-year-old perfect through one and a half games with Green Bay.
As of the third quarter of the Week 7 game against the Cardinals, Havrisik is 4-for-4 on field goal attempts and 3-for-3 on point-after tries.
Before McManus’ injury, the 34-year-old veteran was 7-for-9 on field goal attempts with a season-long of a 56-yard field goal he hit in Week 2. McManus was also 11-for-12 on extra points.
