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In American football, a punt is a kick that is performed after a player (most often a punter) drops the ball from their hands and kicks it prior to it hitting the ground. Record keeping for punts in the National Football League (NFL) goes back to 1939. To be eligible for career-long rankings, a player must have a minimum of 250 punts. [1]
This is a list of the records in the National Football League (NFL) set by individual players. ... Most points scored, career: 2,673, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2020 [7]
The APFA, which became the National Football League (NFL) in 1922, [157] had a limited number of black players. In the league's first seven years, nine African-Americans played in the APFA/NFL. Two black players took part in the league's inaugural season: Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall. In 1921, Pollard coached in the league, becoming the ...
LaDainian Tomlinson holds the single-season scoring record with 186 in 2006. In American football, scoring can be achieved via touchdown (six points), a field goal (three points), a safety (two points), or by conversion try. After a touchdown is scored, a team will attempt a conversion try, often called the point after touchdown (PAT), for either one or two points. The National Football League ...
List of dual-threat quarterback records; List of largest comebacks in NFL games; List of last undefeated NFL teams by season; List of NFL longest winning streaks; List of NFL Pro Bowl records; List of NFL quarterbacks by teams beaten; List of NFL quarterbacks with seven touchdown passes in a game; List of NFL Week 1 win–loss records
When Groza retired for good in 1968 after 21 seasons in professional football, he held NFL career records for points scored, field goals made and extra points made. [54] He had 234 field goals, 641 extra points, and 1,349 total points in the NFL. Counting his AAFC years, his career point total was 1,603. [54]
Rank Player Position Career Points 43 Jerry Rice: Wide receiver: 1985–2004 1,256 62 Emmitt Smith: Running back: 1990–2004 1,052 74 LaDainian Tomlinson
[44] In a week three, 57–21 blowout win against the Detroit Lions, Hutson set an NFL record with four touchdown receptions in a game, all of them coming in the second quarter. [45] He also kicked five extra points in the quarter, for a total of 29 points, which as of 2015 remains a record for points by a player in a single quarter. [1]