| Individual Records: Field Goals Records updated through the 2006 season | |
|---|---|
| Most Seasons Leading League | |
| 5 | Lou Groza, Cleveland, 1950, 1952-54, 1957 |
| 4 | Jack Manders, Chi. Bears, 1933-34, 1936-37 Ward Cuff, N.Y. Giants, 1938-39, 1943; Green Bay, 1947 Mark Moseley, Washington, 1976-77, 1979, 1982 |
| 3 | Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles, 1947, 1949, 1951 Gino Cappelletti, Boston, 1961, 1963-64 Fred Cox, Minnesota, 1965, 1969-1970 Jan Stenerud, Kansas City, 1967, 1970, 1975 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League | |
| 3 | Lou Groza, Cleveland, 1952-54 |
| 2 |
Jack Manders, Chi. Bears, 1933-34 Armand Niccolai, Pittsburgh, 1935-36 Jack Manders, Chi. Bears, 1936-37 Ward Cuff, N.Y. Giants, 1938-39 Clark Hinkle, Green Bay, 1940-41 Cliff Patton, Philadelphia, 1948-49 Gino Cappelletti, Boston, 1963-64 Jim Turner, N.Y. Jets, 1968-69 Fred Cox, Minnesota, 1969-1970 Mark Moseley, Washington, 1976-77 Chip Lohmiller, Washington, 1991-92 Pete Stoyanovich, Miami, 1991-92 |
| Most Field Goals Attempted, Career | |
| 681 | Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-94; Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03; Minnesota, 2004; Atlanta, 2006 |
| 672 | Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1982-1994; Philadelphia, 1995-96; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota, 1998-2002; Tennessee, 2003-04 |
| 637 | George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58; Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975 |
| Most Field Goals Attempted, Season | |
| 49 |
Bruce Gossett, Los Angeles, 1966
Curt Knight, Washington, 1971 |
| 48 | Chester Marcol, Green Bay, 1972 |
| 47 |
Jim Turner, N.Y. Jets, 1969
David Ray, Los Angeles, 1973 Mark Moseley, Washington, 1983 |
| Most Field Goals Attempted, Game | |
| 9 | Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 1967 |
| 8 |
Lou Michaels, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Dec. 2, 1962
Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966 Jim Turner, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Nov. 3, 1968 Billy Cundiff, Dallas vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 15, 2003 (OT) |
| 7 | By many players |
| Most Field Goals, Career | |
| 540 | Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-94; Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03; Minnesota, 2004; Atlanta, 2006 |
| 538 | Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1982-1994; Philadelphia, 1995-96; San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota, 1998-2002; Tennessee, 2003-04 |
| 413 | John Carney, Tampa Bay, 1988-89; L.A. Rams, 1990; San Diego, 1990-2000; New Orleans, 2001-06 |
| Most Field Goals, Season | |
| 40 | Neil Rackers, Arizona, 2005 |
| 39 |
Olindo Mare, Miami, 1999
Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis, 2003 |
| 37 |
John Kasay, Carolina, 1996
Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 2003 |
| Most Field Goals, Rookie, Season | |
| 35 | Ali Haji-Sheikh, N.Y. Giants, 1983 |
| 34 | Richie Cunningham, Dallas, 1997 |
| 33 | Chester Marcol, Green Bay, 1972 |
| Most Field Goals, Game | |
| 7 |
Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 1967
Rich Karlis, Minnesota vs. L.A. Rams, Nov. 5, 1989 (OT) Chris Boniol, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1996 Billy Cundiff, Dallas vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 15, 2003 (OT) |
| 6 |
Gino Cappelletti, Boston vs. Denver, Oct. 4, 1964
Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966 Jim Turner, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Nov. 3, 1968 Tom Dempsey, Philadelphia vs. Houston, Nov. 12, 1972 Bobby Howfield, N.Y. Jets vs. New Orleans, Dec. 3, 1972 Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Dec. 9, 1973 Joe Danelo, N.Y. Giants vs. Seattle, Oct. 18, 1981 Ray Wersching, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 16, 1983 Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh vs. Denver, Oct. 23, 1988 John Carney, San Diego vs. Seattle, Sept. 5, 1993 John Carney, San Diego vs. Houston, Sept. 19, 1993 Doug Pelfrey, Cincinnati vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 1994 (OT) Norm Johnson, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1994 Jeff Wilkins, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Sept. 29, 1996 Steve Christie, Buffalo vs. N.Y. Jets, Oct. 20, 1996 Greg Davis, San Diego vs. Oakland, Oct. 5, 1997 Gary Anderson, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Dec. 13, 1998 Olindo Mare, Miami vs. New England, Oct. 17, 1999 Jason Hanson, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Oct. 17, 1999 Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 1, 2002 John Kasay, Carolina vs. New Orleans, Dec. 5, 2004 Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. San Francisco, Oct. 2, 2005 Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis vs. Denver, Sept. 10, 2006 Phil Dawson, Cleveland vs. San Diego, Nov. 5, 2006 |
| 5 | By many players |
| Most Field Goals, One Quarter | |
| 4 |
Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966 (second quarter)
Curt Knight, Washington vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 15, 1970 (second quarter) Roger Ruzek, Dallas vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 2, 1987 (fourth quarter) Cary Blanchard, Indianapolis vs. Buffalo, Sept. 21 1997 (second quarter) Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Chicago, Oct. 5, 2003 (second quarter) Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis vs. Baltimore, Nov. 9, 2003 (fourth quarter) Lawrence Tynes, Kansas City vs. New England, Nov. 27, 2005 (second quarter) |
| 3 | By many players |
| Most Consecutive Games Scoring Field Goals | |
| 38 | Matt Stover, Baltimore, 1999-2001 |
| 31 | Fred Cox, Minnesota, 1968-1970 |
| 28 |
Jim Turner, N.Y. Jets, 1970; Denver, 1971-72
Chip Lohmiller, Washington, 1988-1990 |
| Most Consecutive Field Goals | |
| 42 | Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 2002-04 |
| 40 | Gary Anderson, San Francisco, 1997; Minnesota, 1998 |
| 36 | Matt Stover, Baltimore, 2005-2006 |
| Longest Field Goal | |
| 63 |
Tom Dempsey, New Orleans vs. Detroit, Nov. 8, 1970
Jason Elam, Denver vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 25, 1998 |
| 62 | Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 22, 2006 Rob Bironas, Tennessee, vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 3, 2006 |
| 60 |
Steve Cox, Cleveland vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 21, 1984
Morten Andersen, New Orleans vs. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1991 |
| Highest Field Goal Percentage, Career (100 field goals) | |
| 86.47 | Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 1998-2005; Dallas, 2006 (230-266) |
| 84.03 | Shayne Graham, Buffalo, 2001; Carolina, 2002; Cincinnati, 2003-06 (121-144) |
| 83.78 | Matt Stover, Cleveland, 1991-95; Baltimore, 1996-2006 (408-487) |
| Highest Field Goal Percentage, Season (Qualifiers) | |
| 100.00 |
Tony Zendejas, L.A. Rams, 1991 (17-17)
Gary Anderson, Minnesota, 1998 (35-35) Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis, 2000 (17-17) Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 2003 (37-37) |
| 96.43 | Chris Boniol, Dallas, 1995 (28-27) |
| 96.30 |
Norm Johnson, Atlanta, 1993 (27-26)
Pete Stoyanovich, Kansas City, 1997 (27-26) |
| Most Field Goals, No Misses, Game | |
| 7 |
Rich Karlis, Minnesota vs. L.A. Rams, Nov. 5, 1989 (OT)
Chris Boniol, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1996 |
| 6 |
Gino Cappelletti, Boston vs. Denver, Oct. 4, 1964
Joe Danelo, N.Y. Giants vs. Seattle, Oct. 18, 1981 Ray Wersching, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 16, 1983 Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh vs. Denver, Oct. 23, 1988 John Carney, San Diego vs. Seattle, Sept. 5, 1993 John Carney, San Diego vs. Houston, Sept. 19, 1993 Doug Pelfrey, Cincinnati vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 1994 (OT) Norm Johnson, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1994 Jeff Wilkins, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Sept. 29, 1996 Greg Davis, San Diego vs. Oakland, Oct. 5, 1997 Gary Anderson, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Dec. 13, 1998 Olindo Mare, Miami vs. New England, Oct. 17, 1999 Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 1, 2002 John Kasay, Carolina vs. New Orleans, Dec. 5, 2004 Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. San Francisco, Oct. 2, 2005 Phil Dawson, Cleveland vs. San Diego, Nov. 5, 2006 |
| 5 | By many players |
| Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Career | |
| 40 | Morten Andersen, New Orleans, 1982-1994; Atlanta, 1995-2000; N.Y. Giants, 2001; Kansas City, 2002-03; Minnesota, 2004; Atlanta, 2006 |
| 36 | Jason Elam, Denver, 1993-2006 |
| 33 | John Kasay, Seattle, 1991-94; Carolina, 1995-2006 |
| Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Season | |
| 8 | Morten Andersen, Atlanta, 1995 |
| 6 |
Dean Biasucci, Indianapolis, 1988
Chris Jacke, Green Bay, 1993 Tony Zendejas, L.A. Rams, 1993 Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 1998 Neil Rackers, Arizona, 2005 |
| 5 |
Fred Steinfort, Denver, 1980
Norm Johnson, Seattle, 1986 Kevin Butler, Chicago, 1993 Jason Elam, Denver, 1995 Cary Blanchard, Indianapolis, 1996 Jason Elam, Denver, 1999 Martin Gramatica, Tampa Bay, 2000, 2002 Paul Edinger, Chicago, 2002 Neil Rackers, Arizona, 2004 Josh Brown, Seattle, 2005 |
| Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Game | |
| 3 |
Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Dec. 10, 1995
Neil Rackers, Arizona vs. Seattle, Oct. 24, 2004 |
| 2 |
By many players. Last time:
John Kasay, Carolina vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 24, 2006 |