AP

Even though his latest miss was the difference in an overtime win, the Bengals aren’t losing faith in kicker Mike Nugent.

Nugent wide-righted his 36-yard attempt as time expired Sunday, allowing the Panthers to escape with a 37-37 tie.

But Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said he had no plans to bring in more kickers for a look this week.

“Yeah, still the same feelings,” Lewis said, via Coley Harvey of ESPN.com. “We’ve got to make the kicks, though. Mike has a couple of jobs to get done, and that’s one of them.”

They’ve stood by him before, including after a three-miss game against the Falcons earlier this season. He’s 11-of-17 on the year.

Offering him up would be an easy solution if they were looking for a scapegoat, or an easy scalp to offer fans.

But Nugent’s been largely trustworthy, having hit three game-winners in overtime before, and is far from their only problem at the moment.