Charlie Smyth kicked a 56-yard field goal in his first regular-season game for the New Orleans Saints as they fell to a 21-17 defeat by the Miami Dolphins.
The 24-year-old was elevated to the active roster for the Saints on Saturday and replaced Blake Grupe, who was waived last week.
The Mayobridge native registered his first points in the NFL with his first field kick attempt in the fourth quarter at the Hard Rock Stadium.
He also managed an onside kick, but he could not prevent his side from falling to a 10th loss of the season.
Smyth becomes only the third placekicker from the island of Ireland to feature in a regular NFL game, after Neil O’Donoghue in 1985 and Jude McAtamney earlier this year.
Former Down goalkeeper Smyth had been a member of the team’s practice squad as part of the NFL’s international player pathway programme after signing his first contract in March 2024.
