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Packers Film Room: Long snapping on kicks in Week 8

In this space, we look at the snap-to-hold operation on field goals and extra points. We’ve got 4 this week, all of the extra point variety. Listen. Between you, me, the fencepost and our little stick figure friend, I started…

Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 8:32 PM
Packers Film Room: Long snapping on kicks in Week 8
Key Things to Know
  • Writer Dusty Evely reviewed Green Bay's long snapping on four extra point attempts against the Panthers in Week 8.
  • Evely evaluated the performance as long snapper Matt Orzech's worst outing of the season.
  • The lone missed extra point featured a clean snap and hold, with the miss credited to kicker Smack.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Dusty Evely analyzed the Green Bay Packers' snap-to-hold operation on kicking attempts against the Carolina Panthers in Week 8. The review focused on four extra point attempts involving long snapper Matt Orzech, holder Daniel Whelan, and kicker Brayden Narveson ("Smack"). Evely concluded that it was easily Orzech's worst snapping performance of the season despite Green Bay converting three of the four kicks.

According to the analysis, the lone missed extra point featured a good snap and hold, with the miss being purely on the kicker. However, subsequent successful kicks included an errant high snap to Whelan's face and another low snap to the ground, requiring difficult adjustments from the holder to maintain timing.

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