Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning field goal and breaking the NFL record in 2021.
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Placekickers have only gotten more accurate from further distances over the NFL's 104-year history.
In that span, 11 players have made field goals from 62 yards out or longer during an official game.
Here are the longest field goals in NFL history, featuring some of the league's best-ever kickers.
Placekickers are often the unsung heroes on any given football team.
In the NFL's 104 years of existence, placekickers have consistently grown more accurate while extending their range to longer distances. It's become common to watch professional football's biggest legs kicks field goals from beyond 50 yards, and 60-yard blasts are no longer regarded as the astonishing feats they once were.
The record for the longest field goal ever kicked in a Super Bowl is 57 yards — a record set by Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs on February 11, 2024. The previous record was set at 55 yards just minutes before, by San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody.
Still, there have only been 15 made field goals from 62 yards or further during official NFL contests, none during Super Bowls. Star kickers like Matt Prater and Brett Maher have hit multiple such field goals in their historic careers, while Baltimore Ravens legend Justin Tucker set the all-time record in 2021.
Check out the 15 longest field goal makes in NFL history:
Matt Prater — 62 yards
Arizona Cardinals placekicker Matt Prater.
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Team: Arizona Cardinals
Year: 2023
Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Elevation: 1,150 feet
Conditions: Indoors
Game Context: Prater's big boot helped the Cardinals stretch their lead over the Dallas Cowboys to 11 as they headed into the locker room for halftime.
PRATER NATION! Good for 62 yards, the longest of the year!! ????????
Game Context: Withhis Buccaneers down 1 point and just four seconds remaining in the contest, Bryant blasted a 62-yard field goal through the uprights to give Tampa Bay the walk-off victory.
Matt Bryant's legendary 62 yard field goal with the greatest radio announcer of all time, Gene Deckerhoff, on the call pic.twitter.com/Xxt9kSZDVm
Game Context: Maher set Dallas' franchise record with a 63-yard shot that put the Cowboys up 20 at halftime against their NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Game Context: Akers launched a 63-yard blast off of the crossbar and through the uprights to give his 49ers a 16-7 lead over the Green Bay Packers heading into halftime.
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Elevation: 5,200 feet
Conditions: 75°F, light rain, 6 mph wind
Game Context: Janikowski — nicknamed "Seabass" among fans of the franchise — sent the Raiders into halftime with a 16-3 lead against the Denver Broncos after nailing a 63 yarder.
Jason Elam — 63 yards
Denver Broncos placekicker Jason Elam.
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Team: Denver Broncos
Year: 1998
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Elevation: 5,200 feet
Conditions: 51°F, partly cloudy, 10 mph wind
Game Context: Elam ended the first half with a then-record-tying 63-yard boot to put his Broncos up by 17 points over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Tom Dempsey — 63 yards
New Orleans Saints placekicker Tom Dempsey.
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Team: New Orleans Saints
Year: 1970
Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Elevation: 16 feet
Conditions: 65°F, 10 mph wind
Game context: With his Saints down a point against the Detroit Lions and mere seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Dempsey hit a 63-yard field goal to give New Orleans the win and smash the previous NFL record of 56 yards.
Our thoughts are with the family of legendary @Saints kicker Tom Dempsey, who passed away after contracting coronavirus.
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Elevation: 5,200 feet
Conditions: 13°F, sunny, 3 mph wind
Game Context: Prater helped the Broncos come within 1 point of the Tennessee Titans heading into halftime with a 64-yard strike that broke Dempsey's longstanding record.
Game Context: Tucker drilled a game-winner off the crossbar and through the uprights from 66 yards out to lead his Ravens past the Detroit Lions and beat Prater's record by a full two yards.
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