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Four players share the NFL record for longest field goal (63 yards): Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints in 1970; Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos in 1998; Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders in 2011; and David Akers of the San Francisco 49ers in 2012.
Both Elam and Janikowski tied the record in Denver. Elam's kick was in Mile High Stadium; Janikowski's was in Sports Authority Field at Mile High (formerly Invesco Field). Dempsey's field goal against the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium was a game winner. Akers' kick was against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
Elam, Janikowski and Akers kicked their field goals at the end of the first half. Dempsey's kick gave the Saints a 19-17 victory over the Lions with two seconds left in the game.
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- The longest field goal ever was one one of 69 yards by Ove Johansson for NAIA College Football's Abilene Christian versus East Texas State on October 16,1976.
- It was kicked from a 2" tee in Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.
- 63 yards by Tom Dempsey for the New Orleans Saints versus the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970
- 63 yards by Jason Elam for the Denver Broncos versus the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 25, 1998
- It is Tom Dempsey for New Orleans in 1970 and Jason Elam for Denver in 1998. Elam tied Dempsey's record (63 yards) that stood for almost 30 years.
- In 2006 Matt Bryant of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked a 62 yard field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles.
- 62 yards by Paul McCallum for the Saskatchewn Roughriders versus the Edmonton Eskimoes on October 27, 2001.
- Martin (marTEEN) Gramatica did it when he was Kansas State's kicker in the 1990s.
- 70 yards: Alan Saunders, Oregon-Clay High School Clay v Waite, 9/28/08
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