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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
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]
He connected on 26 of 28 field goals (92.9 percent) this season, the best percentage among NFL kickers that season with at least 20 attempts; On November 14 against Cincinnati, he surpassed Eddie Murray (who had 352 career FGs) for 11th-most FGs made in NFL history [80] His 129 points marked the second-most of his career.
And since then, he has been the NFL's best kicker. ... Below is the full list of nine kickers to make field goals from at least 63 yards or longer: 66 yards — Justin Tucker, Ravens (2021)
The kicker initially was not a specialized role. Before the 1934 standardization of the prolate spheroid shape of the ball, drop kicking was the prevalent method of kicking field goals and conversions, but even after its replacement by place kicking, until the 1960s the kicker almost always doubled at another position on the roster.
Harrison Butker' 57-yard field goal in Super Bowl 58 is the longest in Super Bowl history. ... Highest-paid NFL kickers: See the top 10 salaries for 2024 season. Show comments.
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]
Hanson again had a good year, ending the 2008 NFL season 21-for-22 on field goal attempts (including 8 for 8 from 50+ yards) and 25-for-26 on extra point attempts. Statistically, this was the second best season of Hanson's career with respect to field goal attempts; he missed only one.