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Field Goals over 60 yards (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Bob Wiley
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There's this thing called Google, where if you type in "nfl field goals over 60 yards" it gives you a complete list of all field goals over 60 yards, not just NFL.
Doug B
Footballguy
Going to throw a few out without Googling:
- Former Browns punter Steve Cox kicked a 60-yarder in the 80s.
- Former Saint Morten Andersen kicked a 60-yarder against the Bears in 1991(?).
- Matt Bryant, then with the Bucs, kicked a 62-yarder a few years ago.
- Janikowski himself had a 60-yarder earlier in his career, IIRC.
- Former Browns punter Steve Cox kicked a 60-yarder in the 80s.
- Former Saint Morten Andersen kicked a 60-yarder against the Bears in 1991(?).
- Matt Bryant, then with the Bucs, kicked a 62-yarder a few years ago.
- Janikowski himself had a 60-yarder earlier in his career, IIRC.
Doug B
Footballguy
Not NFL, but interesting to me:
When former Bears kicker Kevin Butler was in college (Georgia), he missed a 70-yard FG attempt barely wide right in a game. I think the opponent was Florida State. At the time, college kickers attempted FGs off of a 1-inch tee.
EDIT: Correction -- it was a 2-inch tee.
When former Bears kicker Kevin Butler was in college (Georgia), he missed a 70-yard FG attempt barely wide right in a game. I think the opponent was Florida State. At the time, college kickers attempted FGs off of a 1-inch tee.
EDIT: Correction -- it was a 2-inch tee.
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Sweet Love
IBL Representative
Off the top of my head too, is he tied with Dempsey and Elam? Or is he tied with Dempsey and Elam is behind them? Either way, they each had 60+ yarders.
dgreen
Footballguy
Without looking it up (sorry DiStefano) I believe he's tied with Elam and Dempsey is one yard behind both of them.
Sweet Love
IBL Representative
Lol...there's this thing called "reading comprehension"...I believe he is aware of Google.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
simsarge
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Not so -- Janikowski, Elam, and Dempsey all share the NFL record with 63 yards. Current Falcons K Matt Bryant is the one that made the 62-yarder (in 2006).Dempsey does have the record for furthest placement of a successful FG from the opponent's goal-line -- the ball was placed at the New Orleans 37-yard line (goal posts were still on the goal line in 1970).
Bob Wiley
Footballguy
After going through the whole thing, here is the answer:65 yards Ola Kimrin, Denver Broncos (W 31-0) v Seattle Seahawks, 8/29/2002 preseason
*63 yards Tom Dempsey, New Orleans Saints (W 17-15) v Detroit Lions, 11/8/1970
*63 yards Jasom Elam, Denver Broncos (W 37-24) v Jacksonville Jaguars, 10/25/1998
62 yards Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W 23-21) Philadelphia Eagles, 10/22/2006 (N.F.L.) [Winning kick at the gun]
61 yards John Kasay, Carolina Panthers (W 23-20) v New England Patriots, 9/2/1999 preseason
61 yards Sebastian Janikowksi, Oakland Raiders (L 9-23) Cleveland Browns, 12/27/2009
60 yards Steve Cox, Cleveland Browns (L 9-12) at Cincinnati Bengals, 10/21/1984
60 yards Morten Andersen, New Orleans Saints (L 17-20) Chicago Bears, 10/27/1991
60 yards Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans (W 20-17) Indianapolis Colts, 12/3/2006 [with 7 seconds to go for win.]
60 yards Dan Carpenter, Miami Dolphins (L 10-13) Clveland Browns, 12/5/2010 (N.F.L.)
60 yards Josh Brown, St. Louis Rams (W 33-10) Indianapolis Colts, 8/13/2011 [NFL pre-season exhibition game]
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Dempsey and Cox are the only straight on style kickers that have done it(60 yards or more). The others are soccer style.
DoubleG
Footballguy
I don't care how son, just git 'er dunnn.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Dempsey's name should always be listed first, despite the tie. Those 2 did it a mile above sea level. Dempsey did it BELOW sea level.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Before last night....
Kicker tm opp Year dist Q ScoreTom Dempsey nor det 1970 63 4 19-17Jason Elam den jax 1998 63 2 27-10Matt Bryant tam phi 2006 62 4 23-21Sebastian Janikowski rai cle 2009 61 2 9-17Steve Cox cle cin 1984 60 2 6-6Morten Andersen nor chi 1991 60 2 10-6Rob Bironas oti clt 2006 60 4 20-17Dan Carpenter mia cle 2010 60 2 3-3Tony Franklin phi dal 1979 59 2 17-7Pete Stoyanovich mia nyj 1989 59 2 3-13Steve Christie buf mia 1993 59 2 6-19Morten Andersen atl sfo 1995 59 2 16-21Josh Scobee jax clt 2010 59 4 31-28Matt Prater den nyj 2010 59 2 10-7Sebastian Janikowski rai clt 2010 59 2 10-10
I suspect most if not all of the ones in the 2nd quarter were on the last play of the half. All of the 4Q ones were game winners.
Kicker tm opp Year dist Q ScoreTom Dempsey nor det 1970 63 4 19-17Jason Elam den jax 1998 63 2 27-10Matt Bryant tam phi 2006 62 4 23-21Sebastian Janikowski rai cle 2009 61 2 9-17Steve Cox cle cin 1984 60 2 6-6Morten Andersen nor chi 1991 60 2 10-6Rob Bironas oti clt 2006 60 4 20-17Dan Carpenter mia cle 2010 60 2 3-3Tony Franklin phi dal 1979 59 2 17-7Pete Stoyanovich mia nyj 1989 59 2 3-13Steve Christie buf mia 1993 59 2 6-19Morten Andersen atl sfo 1995 59 2 16-21Josh Scobee jax clt 2010 59 4 31-28Matt Prater den nyj 2010 59 2 10-7Sebastian Janikowski rai clt 2010 59 2 10-10
I suspect most if not all of the ones in the 2nd quarter were on the last play of the half. All of the 4Q ones were game winners.
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Oddly enough high school football kickers have handily beat college and NFL records over and over through the years.I knew of a guy that kicked 60 yards several times (he'd get a full ride to AZ State when they had a decent team) and he was bested a year or two later.Guess..there's 10 videos on you tube of highschool kickers kicking 60ish yards and longer.One guy has a name like a board member Unlucky? Zangrilli zarilli zangilli or somesuch. He has maybe 10 60 yarders and a 70 in HS.IIRC a chick from Indiana nailed a 45-50 yarder playing on the boys team.Google, don't beat me up for inaccuracies, you'll see there's plenty. I don't have the time to go look this up but figured discussion wise it would be interesting to know.
here
http://www.google.com/search?q=longest+field+goal+in+high+school+history&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
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you don't even have to click the links to verify
zarilli and some ohio girl not Indy
http://www.google.com/search?q=longest+field+goal+in+high+school+history&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficial&client=firefox-ayou don't even have to click the links to verify
zarilli and some ohio girl not Indy
thatguy
Footballguy
He also did it with a flat fronted shoe, which many consider to have been an advantage...
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[scooter]
Footballguy
They should appeal Dempsey's kick too, since it was only 62 3/4 yards.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
C'mon, don't be so sensitive either. That flat foot could be an advantage when he hit the ball square/flush with more surface area to impact the ball. Put another way, would you feel any empathy for a boxer born with no fingers but was allowed a steel prosthetic under his boxing gloves? I'd not want to fight that guy.
Utter Chaos
Footballguy
I wonder what the longest field goal is for the 1st and 3rd quarters?
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Off the top of my head, I'd say:
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Nick Lowery kan was 1983 58 1Dan Miller clt sdg 1982 58 3Neil Rackers htx den 2010 57 3Don Cockroft cle den 1972 57 3Nick Folk nyj den 2010 56 3Sebastian Janikowski rai kan 2008 56 1Doug Brien nor car 1998 56 3Jason Elam den oti 1995 56 1Morten Andersen nor phi 1993 56 1John Kasay car sfo 2010 55 3Jay Feely nyj mia 2009 55 3Nate Kaeding sdg kan 2009 55 3John Hall nyj sea 1997 55 1John Kasay sea kan 1993 55 1Matt Stover cle oti 1991 55 3Chip Lohmiller was dal 1990 55 3Dean Biasucci clt den 1989 55 1Morten Andersen nor den 1985 55 3Pat Leahy nyj chi 1985 55 3Gary Anderson pit sdg 1984 55 1Bob Thomas chi ram 1975 55 1
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
This is the Dempsey FG, I remember reading that Alex Karras and a few Lion defenders were laughing when the lined up for the FG. There were not any soccer style kickers at that time, so 63 yards had to seem like 80. I do think Dempseys stump foot helped him hammer the ball. If you look at the spot in was only 62 1/2 yards.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrxTjgFYoU8
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DoubleG
Footballguy
Yep - that's a fair comparison. The SP - taking it to ridiculous extremes in every thread since 2000.
ThePittbully
Footballguy
I'd think that the flat foot + below sea level is at least equal to if not greater than doing it with a regular foot a whole mile above sea level.
Joe Summer
Footballguy
Po' little tink-tink.
Reepicheep
Footballguy
Saw a clip on ESPN (or somewhere) showing Janikowski kicking a 70-yarder in the pregame warmups Monday night.
As for appealing the distance, I just watched the video, you can't see the actual spot from the replays, but when he's lining up to kick the holder is clearly right on the 47. How does the yardage get scored - do they round up or down for partial yardage? Is a 63.1 yard field goal called a 64 yarder? If so there's a chance the ball was inside the chalk and he could have the record. If you only get credit for full yards there's no way that was 64 yards unless the holder moved back a whole yard between shots.
As for appealing the distance, I just watched the video, you can't see the actual spot from the replays, but when he's lining up to kick the holder is clearly right on the 47. How does the yardage get scored - do they round up or down for partial yardage? Is a 63.1 yard field goal called a 64 yarder? If so there's a chance the ball was inside the chalk and he could have the record. If you only get credit for full yards there's no way that was 64 yards unless the holder moved back a whole yard between shots.
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Not sure about the NFL rule, but the NCAA rule is that if the ball is not actually touching a yard line, it is considered spotted to the next yard line closest to the goal.
