'Madden NFL' trolls kickers during their collectively horrific day

Nov 20, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Chicago Bears kicker Connor Barth (4) misses an extra point after a touchdown in the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

The NFL's changes to the extra point procedure for 2016 has made the play far more exciting than it used to be, but the NFL's kickers are having a historically bad day Sunday.

The NFL record for missed extra points in a given week is 10, set in 1985 according to Elias, but through the early slate of games Sunday kickers around the league had a total of nine extra point attempts missed or blocked.

Cincinnati's Mike Nugent missed two critical extra points in a close game against the Bills, and the misses forced the Bengals to go for a touchdown late facing a four-point deficit instead of being able to kick a field goal for the win. In New York, Giants kicker Robbie Gould (1/3) and Bears kicker Connor Barth (1/2) combined to miss three extra points.

The Madden NFL team had some fun at the kickers' expense Sunday afternoon, dishing out some pointers on proper technique.