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52.3%. Points scored: 2,002. Player stats at PFR. Pro Football Hall of Fame. George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American professional football quarterback and placekicker who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda played 26 seasons of professional football ...
For the second time in three games, he scored a season-high 14 points at Dallas, hitting four field goals (24, 50, 46 and 28 yds.) and both extra-point opportunities. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November when he led all NFL kickers with 38 points and 11 field goals.
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]
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. [33] 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. [ 34 ]
Adam Matthew Vinatieri(born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional footballplacekickerwho played in the National Football League(NFL) for 24 seasons with the New England Patriotsand Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the NFL's all-time leading scorerat 2,673 points, in addition to holding the NFL records for field goalsmade (599 ...
Longest field goal: 63. Points scored: 1,913. Player stats at PFR. Sebastian Paweł Janikowski(Polish pronunciation:[sɛˈbastjanjaɲiˈkɔfskʲi]; born March 2, 1978) is a Polish former professional player of American footballwho was a placekickerfor 18 seasons in the National Football League(NFL), primarily with the Oakland Raiders.
The game-winning field goal in the 1950 NFL championship was the highlight of Groza's long career. Lou Groza "The Toe" in 1959. The Browns next faced the Los Angeles Rams in the championship game. Groza came into the game as the NFL's leading kicker, both in terms of points scored and accuracy.
Pro Football Hall of Fame. Morten Andersen (born 19 August 1960), nicknamed " the Great Dane ", [ 1 ] is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Following a career from 1982 to 2007, Andersen holds the NFL ...