U-Md. Grad Keeps Gridiron Dreams Alive Nomadic Kicker Trying for a Permanent Spot Lands With Redskins -- for Now

By Timothy Dwyer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page C08

Nick Novak is not unlike many other recent college graduates trying to establish themselves in the real world. Okay, calling the National Football League the real world is a bit of a stretch, but maybe not so much of one for a young kicker whose life has consisted of bouncing from team to team with weeks, and sometimes months, of unemployment in between.

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Novak gives Dallas the boot

By Jim Corbett, USA TODAY

LANDOVER, Md. — It was over. And then in a wild, six-second swirl of special-teams fates and answered prayers, a Washington Redskins season that appeared all but done was alive and kicking, thanks to Troy Vincent's field goal block and Nick Novak's redemptive, 47-yard game-winner.

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Frantic FG finish caps Redskins’ win over ’Boys Novak misses 1st attempt, gets shot at another after Vanderjagt’s blocked

Updated: 11:53 p.m. ET Nov 5, 2006

LANDOVER, Md. - Joe Gibbs watched his Washington Redskins go from blowing a chance for a last-minute victory over the Dallas Cowboys to preventing a last-minute loss to, somehow, pulling out a win with no time left on the clock.

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For Novak, a Bit of Job Security Kicker Missed From 49 Yards, but a 47-Yard Winner Keeps Him on the Payroll

By Jason La Canfora
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 6, 2006; Page E15

Had the ball not curled back inside the upright and plopped over the crossbar, Nick Novak expected to be unemployed today. Missing one potential game-winning kick was damaging enough for a vagabond specialist, but missing two in the same wild game against the Washington Redskins' chief rival with the season on the line would have surely sent Novak scurrying for work.

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Redskins block FG, then make one to win

Associated Press
Posted: 10 hours ago

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Joe Gibbs watched his Washington Redskins go from blowing a chance for a last-minute victory over the Dallas Cowboys to preventing a last-minute loss to, somehow, pulling out a win with no time left on the clock. "Gosh," the Hall of Fame coach said, "I don't know if I've experienced anything like that." In a finish as crazy as they come, Washington's Nick Novak got two chances to try a winning field goal, missing the first from 49 yards with 31 seconds to go before barely making the second, a 47-yarder after time expired that lifted the Redskins past the Cowboys 22-19 on Sunday.

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