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Jake Daniel Elliott (born January 21, 1995), nicknamed Jake "the Make" for his kicking ability, is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. He was part of the Eagles' Super Bowl LII championship team against the New England ...
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 September 9, 2012, Akers tied the NFL record for the longest field goal by kicking a 63-yard field goal off the crossbar against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, tying the overall, and now non-altitude-assisted record. It was the first non-altitude-assisted kick of that length since 1970. [4]
Longest field goal: ... Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons November 10, 1985; Longest overtime ... Oldest player to record first kick off return for a ...
After a 1–1 start, winning opening day against the Redskins and losing week 2 at the Chiefs, the Eagles won a close home opener against the Giants on a last second 61-yard field goal by rookie kicker Jake Elliott 27–24. This was the longest kick made by a rookie, and the longest made by an Eagle in franchise history.
Franklin finished his collegiate career breaking 18 NCAA records at the time, [3] including most career field goals (56), career kick scoring (291 points), most field goals of 50 yards or longer in a career (16), most field goals made in a three-year career (45) and longest average for field goals made in a career (39.5 yards).
Previously regarded as nothing more than a replacement kicker for injured Caleb Sturgis, the kick earned Elliott NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, cementing him as a strong kicking option for the 2017 Eagles. Elliott's kick set an Eagles' franchise record for the longest field goal, tied for the 7th-longest field goal in NFL history ...
In a December 30, 1995 Wild Card playoff game, the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions combined for 95 points in what was the NFL's highest scoring postseason game until 2009. The Eagles dominated the game on seven Detroit turnovers, winning 58–37. The Eagles scored 31 points in the second quarter alone, and led 38–7 at halftime.