After the Los Angeles Rams’ 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, Harrison Mevis didn’t last long. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Rams moved on from the kicker nearly a day after he missed two key field goals, and the timing tells the story.
One miss came from 50 yards in the first quarter. The other, from 48 yards in overtime, would have won the game for Los Angeles in Week 5.
The misses drew attention fast, and not just from the usual football crowd. Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, appeared to take an indirect swipe at Mevis in a Friday Instagram post featuring game-day snapshots with her four daughters.
In the caption, the podcaster wrote: “God had a different plan than having that ball go through the uprights, but whatever the plan is, we trust it. The plan does, however, always include cute fits.”
The post mixed family photos with a few images of Stafford and some fit-check shots. Kelly dressed for the VIP suite in a Rams windbreaker, a black leather mini skirt and white Nike sneakers.
Her daughters - Chandler, Sawyer, Hunter and Tyler - were dressed alike, wearing off-white knit sweaters over plain white shirts with “Stafford” printed on the collar, yellow floral skirts and matching dark olive boots.
Kelly also posted about the Rams’ Week 4 trip to Philadelphia, where she stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia for the game against the Eagles. After the Rams’ 24-20 win, she shared a recap and noted that she had expected the weather to be an issue.
“More memories made in Philly and at our favorite hotel... and this time we were prepared for the rain,” Kelly wrote.
That post came three days before Kelly drew more attention around the NFL with an alarming confession about the challenges of raising her four daughters in Los Angeles.
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