About 5½ hours before the Super Bowl, Jake Elliott was on the field kicking. He doesn’t always arrive that early — only sometimes, when the team is on the road — but on this day ...

“We’ve never done it before,” Jake Elliott said. They studied why using cleats to clear the spot was a bad idea because, punter and holder Braden Mann said, it “roughs up the spot.

Elliott’s woes might not just be a minor issue—they could be the difference-maker in a game with playoff implications for both teams. More 2024 season Week 15 - Steelers vs Eagles!