kicking is 90% mental

AmerVet said
A 55 yard fieldgoal, no matter the field conditions is doable for a professional kicker.
Not going for it was like telling Grupe " I don't believe in you son".
I think Grupe got in his own head after that.

That was in the 3rd quarter? If so, that would have been into the wind.

In the dome, I'd bet DA would have kicked it.