Who is the best NFL kicker of all time?

Greatest kicker in history? Justin Tucker is the most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history, and he has the longest field goal ever made. Data provided by ESPN Stats & Information.

Has there ever been a perfect kicker in the NFL?

In 2003, Vanderjagt became the first kicker in the league's history to go an entire season, including the playoffs, without missing a field goal or point-after attempt. (In 1998, Minnesota kicker Gary Anderson was perfect in the regular season, but missed a field goal attempt in the playoffs.)

Is Justin Tucker the most accurate kicker of all time?

Without question, Tucker has been the best kicker in the NFL since he entered the league 11 years ago. The most accurate kicker in NFL history, Tucker has been selected to an All-Pro Team in each of the last six years and has earned First Team All-Pro honors five times -- the most for a kicker in NFL history.

Who has the best field goal of all time?

1. Justin Tucker's 66-yard FG kick makes history for longest field goal in NFL history. A tough 0-2 start for the 2021 Detroit Lions got even tougher when Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker connected on a 66-yard field goal kick as time expired for the win.

Who kicked a 70 yard field goal?

Cleveland Browns kicker Cade York 70-yard field goal.

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Who kicked a 72 yard field goal?

Butker's 72-yard bomb would have obliterated the 66-yard NFL record set by Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker last season. Butker also made a kick from around 65 yards, which matched the distance of the kick made by Chiefs safety and likely emergency kicker Justin Reid during training camp.

Who is the most clutch kicker of all time?

Vinatieri is generally considered the greatest clutch field-goal kicker in NFL history because of the field goals he hit to win two Super Bowls for the New England Patriots, plus field goals in the snow to both tie and then win the "Tuck Rule" game against Oakland in the 2001 Divisional round of the playoffs.

Who is the best clutch kicker in NFL history?

A four-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, Vinatieri is considered the most clutch kicker in league history. That includes him nailing the game-winning kicks in both Super Bowl XXXVI and XXXVIII.

Why Justin Tucker is the goat?

The consistency, the accuracy and the power are all reasons why Tucker has asserted himself as the league's kicking GOAT in his 10-year career. The ease with which he kicks, however, is the true hallmark of his greatness.

What kicker never missed a field goal?

In 2003, Vanderjagt became the first kicker in the league's history to go an entire season, including the playoffs, without missing a field goal or point-after attempt. (In 1998, Minnesota kicker Gary Anderson was perfect in the regular season, but missed a field goal attempt in the playoffs.)

Who is the most famous kicker?

Vinatieri is arguably the most famous kicker in NFL history, thanks to the three field goals that sealed Super Bowl wins for New England three different times and one miraculous kick in snowy Foxboro to beat the Raiders in the "Tuck Rule Game." He also needs just 10 points to surpass Morten Andersen as the NFL's all- ...

What is the longest NFL punt ever?

On September 21, 1969, Jets rookie punter Steve O'Neal booted the longest punt in NFL history--a 98-yard blast against the Broncos.

Are any kickers in the NFL Hall of Fame?

How many NFL kickers have made the Hall of Fame? Only four NFL kickers have ever entered the Hall of Fame, and only two of them played just the kicker position during their careers. The most famous NFL kicker ever may be Morten Andersen, a Danish-born kicker who played in the league for 25 seasons.

Who kicked a 60 yard field goal?

Cowboys kicker breaks his own NFL record by smashing 60-yard field goal that he was forced to kick twice. It's hard enough to make a 60-yard field goal in the NFL and it's almost impossible to do it twice in a row, but that's exactly what Brett Maher did against the Vikings just before halftime on Sunday.

Who is the least accurate kicker in NFL history?

Tommy Davis has the worst career field-goal percentage by a kicker, hitting 47.1 percent.

Who has the most pro bowls for a kicker?

Vinatieri joined the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1996, where he played for 10 seasons, and was a member of the Colts for 14 seasons. A four-time Super Bowl winner—three with the Patriots and one with the Colts—he has the most Super Bowl wins for a kicker.

Who has the longest kick before Justin Tucker?

Who broke the 63 yard field goal?

In 1970, when Saints kicker Tom Dempsey kicked a then NFL record 63-yard field goal to beat the Detroit Lions!

Who hit a 64 yard field goal?

Longest NFL field goal: Broncos placekicker Matt Prater connects on a 64-yard field goal at the end of the first half on December 8, 2013. It was the longest field goal in NFL history.

What is the shortest field goal in NFL history?

Don Cockroft has the shortest known NFL field goal of 6 yards. Under todays current rules and strategies, the shortest possible NFL field goal would be slightly under 17 yards.

Who has the longest kickoff return?

Rookie Cordarrelle Patterson of the Minnesota Vikings tied the NFL record for longest return of any kind when he ran back the opening kickoff 109 yards in Week 8 of the 2013 season.

What is the longest 4th and goal ever?

Louisiana Tech found itself in one of the weirdest college football situations imaginable — punting on 4th and goal…from their own 27-yard line. You read that correctly, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs punted on 4th down and goal to go, 73 yards away from the endzone.