Kickers Win Playoff Games — Nick Lowery on Super Bowl Pressure, Joe Montana & Mental Toughness
· 1 h 00 min · Episode 47
Episode Kickers Win Playoff Games — Nick Lowery on Super Bowl Pressure, Joe Montana & Mental Toughness
Kickers don’t get enough love… so today we’re giving them ALL of it.
Monica Madrid sits down with Nick Lowery — Kansas City Chiefs all-time leading scorer, 18-year NFL vet, 3x Pro Bowler, 7x All-Pro, humanitarian, speaker, and author to break down the side of football most fans forget…
The kicker mindset.
The pressure. The silence. The loneliness.
And that one moment when the entire season comes down to a single swing of the leg.
With the NFL postseason heating up and the Super Bowl right around the corner, Nick shares what it’s really like to perform under the biggest lights — plus legendary stories about Joe Montana, Arrowhead energy, and why being “locked in” is deeper than hype… it’s discipline.
Nick also talks Chiefs football today, what he thinks went wrong, and what a team needs to reset when the dynasty finally hits fatigue.
If you’ve ever blamed a kicker… you NEED this episode.
Nick’s book: “Naked and Alone with 80,000 People”
Nick’s charity work: Champions for the Homeless
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⏱️ Timestamps (Quick Navigation)
00:00 “Kickers don’t get enough love!” (intro + energy)
01:12 Monica introduces Nick Lowry (Chiefs legend + 7x All-Pro)
03:10 “They voted based on points…” + how different kicking was in the 80s
05:05 Arrowhead playoff culture + legends Nick played with
06:40 How Nick got on the podcast (Tim Storey connection)
08:55 Spirituality, success, and why “winning” can still feel empty
12:10 Rejection + persistence: getting cut and staying in the fight
14:40 Undrafted journey: Jets, Patriots & pressure moments early on
18:05 The kicker’s sideline life (where they actually stay during games)
21:05 Staying in the flow + not getting stuck in your head
23:05 “I’d have a linebacker hit me to stay awake” 😭
25:05 Kicker psychology: unconscious vs self-conscious mind
27:20 Heckling fan story (popcorn, friendship, and a clutch kick) 😂
31:10 What’s going through your mind in a game-winning kick moment
33:35 Nick’s mental cue system: “Left foot… explode.”
36:05 Joe Montana stories: rockstar aura + elite decision-making
38:30 Monday Night vs Elway: 5 field goals + “Kicker upstages Montana”
41:20 Pro Bowl game-winner + Jack Lambert’s legendary threat 😳
44:30 Chiefs today: fatigue, protection issues, and what went wrong
48:10 Travis Kelce, fame, and the Taylor Swift spotlight
50:15 Super Bowl experience + Joe Montana concussion story
53:10 The kick that hurt the most + the heartbreak of playoff losses
55:30 “Kicker University?” (why it NEEDS to happen)
56:15 Nick’s book + Champions for the Homeless + Project Max work
57:05 Who Got Next? Nick tags Roger Clemens + Bruce Arians
57:35 Outro: “Keep it sexy!”
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