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Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was an American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. [1]
Most field goals attempted, career: 709, Morten Andersen, 1982–2004, 2006–2007 [1]: 542 Most field goals made, career : 599, Adam Vinatieri , 1996–2019 [ 1 ] : 542 [ 14 ] Most overtime field goals made, career : 11, Adam Vinatieri , 1996–2019
Bass set several franchise records in that game, including the most field goal attempts attempted by a Bills kicker in one game. [ 16 ] After making three of four field goals against the Seattle Seahawks in week 9 (with his lone miss being a 61-yard attempt), Bass converted all three of his field goal attempts against the Arizona Cardinals ...
Although Benirschke had the third-highest field goal percentage in NFL history, the Chargers selected punter/kicker Ralf Mojsiejenko in the 1985 NFL draft to provide competition. [5] On August 31, 1987, Benirschke was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a draft pick after he lost his job to rookie Vince Abbott. He was released by Dallas on ...
The longest successful field goal in NFL history was 66 yards by Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens against the Detroit Lions on September 26, 2021. The longest field goal attempt in an NFL game was 76 yards by Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers on September 28, 2008. [22]
During a narrow Week 12 28–27 road loss to the Jaguars, Tucker attempted to break his own record for the longest field goal in NFL history with a 67-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter, but the attempt fell short. [112] The next week, he kicked the game-winning PAT in a 10–9 comeback win over the Denver Broncos. [113]
(The only longer field goals in Eagles' history have been Jake Elliott's 61-yard field goal in 2017 and Tony Franklin's 59-yard field goal in 1979.) In 2004 , Akers continued his consistent kicking with an 84.4% field goal percentage, and he made his third Pro Bowl.
A first-team All-Pro in 1992, [3] Stoyanovich finished his career in the top 35 in NFL history in all kicking categories. He led the NFL in scoring in 1992. [ 4 ] His game-tying 58-yard field goal in a 1991 Wild Card playoff set a record for the longest field goal in NFL playoff history, which has since been tied by Graham Gano in 2018 .