The Atlanta Falcons didn’t travel Younghoe Koo for their road game at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night and elevated fellow kicker Parker Romo from the practice squad to handle the duties.

The Falcons downgraded Koo to out with a non-injury designation on Saturday. Koo has been Atlanta’s kicker since 2019.

But Koo was wide right on a game-tying, 44-yard field-goal attempt with two seconds left in a 23-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1.

On Tuesday, Romo won a kicking competition held by the Falcons and was signed to the practice squad.

Ironically, Romo played four games for the Vikings last season and made 11 of 12 field goals and 7 of 8 extra points.

Romo, 28, played college football at Central Florida (2016), Tulsa (2018) and Virginia Tech (2019-21). He was 18 of 22 o

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