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The longest field goal kick in NFL history is 66 yards, a record set by Justin Tucker on September 26, 2021, which broke the record previously held by Matt Prater (2013) at 64 yards. The third longest is 63, originally set by Tom Dempsey (1970) and then matched by Jason Elam (1998), Sebastian Janikowski (2011), David Akers (2012), Graham Gano ...
Prior to 1974, the goal posts in the NFL were on the goal lines instead of the end lines. [10] With time running out in the game, the Saints attempted a field goal with holder Joe Scarpati spotting at the Saints' own 37-yard line. The snap from Jackie Burkett was good, and Dempsey made the field goal as the ball fell just beyond the bar. [11]
Longest return of a missed field goal: 109 yards, Antonio Cromartie on November 4, 2007, [1]: s-24 [294] Jamal Agnew on September 26, 2021; Most missed field goal returns for touchdowns: 2, Al Nelson 1965–1973, Carl Taseff 1951–1962; Longest return of a blocked field goal: 94 yards, Bobby Smith on October 25, 1964
Longest field goals in NFL history. While Aubrey's field goal was among the longest ever kicked, it came up just a yard short short of beating Justin Tucker's record of 66 yards.
During the game, Tucker became the first kicker in NFL history to kick a field goal in the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s in the same game. [34] His 61-yard field goal set the NFL record for longest field goal in a domed stadium; Tucker would break his own record almost eight years later in the same stadium. [35]
The 52-yard boot stood as the longest fair-catch kick in NFL history until Dicker broke the record Thursday night. Dec. 4, 1966 Minnesota Vikings' Fred Cox kicks a field goal during a game against ...
Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American professional football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best long distance kickers in NFL history, he held the NFL record for longest field goal (64 yards) from 2013 until 2021 [2] and holds the NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a career, 81 as of 2024.
That's one yard short of the NFL record, made by Justin Tucker. The second-longest field goal before Sunday was Matt Prater, who hit a 64-yarder when he was a member of the Denver Broncos in 2013 ...