Matt Bosher is ready for the elements

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons punter Matt Bosher is having a strong season, but nine of his 12 games this season have been indoors.

He could impress Pro Bowl voters with a strong outdoor outing when the Falcons (3-9) face the Packers (5-6-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lambeau Field. 

“The nice thing is that it should be cold enough not to snow,” special-teams coordinator Keith Armstrong said. “You just have to manage the wind. I don’t know if it’s going to be cloudy or sunny. He’ll face all of the elements that we typically don’t get.”

Bosher has averaged 46.0 yards on 48 punts and has a net average of 40.3, which ranks tied for seventh in the NFC behind St. Louis’ Johnny Hekker (44.0), New Orleans’ Thomas Morstead (43.0), San Francisco’s Andy Lee (42.9), Detroit’s Sam Martin (41.5), Philadelphia’s Donnie Jones (41.2) and Carolina’s Brad Nortman (40.7).

Morstead was the NFC’s Pro Bowl punter last season.

“He’s representing himself well,” Armstrong said. “He’s putting the work in, and it’s showing up on game day.”


(ajc.com)