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With the kick, Dempsey broke Bert Rechichar's NFL record for longest field goal by seven yards. His record was tied three times—by Jason Elam with the Denver Broncos in 1998 , Sebastian Janikowski with the Oakland Raiders in 2011 , and David Akers with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012 [ 13 ] —before it was broken on December 8, 2013, by Matt ...
On October 25, 1998, Elam kicked a 63-yard field goal to end the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars, tying Tom Dempsey's 28-year-old record for the longest field goal in NFL history. His cleats from the game are currently on display in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [3]
Prior to Dempsey's 1970 kick, the longest field goal in NFL history was 56 yards, by Bert Rechichar of the Baltimore Colts in 1953. [ 26 ] [ 29 ] A 55-yard field goal, achieved by a drop kick , was recorded by Paddy Driscoll in 1924 , and stood as the unofficial record until that point; some sources indicate a 54-yarder by Glenn Presnell in ...
Longest field goals in NFL history. Below is a full list of the 10 longest field goals in NFL history, a list that includes Slye: ... 63 yards – Tom Dempsey, New Orleans Saints (1970)
The longest field goals: Only three NFL kickers have ever surpassed Dempsey's 63-yard kick: Justin Tucker (66 yards in 2021), Brandon Aubrey (65 yards in 2024) and Matt Prater (64 yards in 2013 ...
In fact, three of the five longest field goals ever kicked in the league happened right in Denver. The Broncos kicked off their journey in 1960 with the American Football League before merging ...
Following a 1–5–1 start, head coach Tom Fears was fired by owner John W. Mecom Jr. and replaced by J.D. Roberts, [2] [3] [4] whose first game was a 19–17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium in which Tom Dempsey set an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal on the final play; [5] it broke the record held by Bert Rechichar of the ...
Jason Elam kicked 23 out of 27 field goals and 58 out of 58 extra points including a 63-yard field goal to tie Tom Dempsey with the longest field goal in NFL history at that time. This record has since been eclipsed by another Denver Bronco in Matt Prater , and once again by Justin Tucker .