Tom Dempsey 1970 63 yards
Its Long Enough. . .Its Good!!!!
Saints kicker made history in 1970 On November 8, 1970, the New Orleans Saints were a dismal 1-5-1. The team's head coach Tom Fears had just been fired and the playoff-bound Detroit Lions were heading into town. But as the saying goes, "just when you least expect it, expect it." And that is exactly what happened, as the Saints would go on the beat the Lions in record fashion. The miraculous win came at the hands - or foot rather - of Saints' kicker Tom Dempsey. With more than 66,000 Saints fans cheering him on, Dempsey shocked the pro football world by successfully kicking an NFL-record 63-yard field goal, giving New Orleans a 19-17 victory on the final play of the game. The record-breaking kick was the exclamation point to a back-and-forth battle between the two teams. The Lions appeared to seal a victory after Errol Mann nailed an 18-yard field goal with 11 seconds left. But after the ensuing kickoff, Saints quarterback Billy Kilmer completed a quick 17-yard strike to receiver Al Dodd who ran out of bounds at the Saints 37-yard-line with two seconds left. The rest was history. The moon shot kick, Dempsey's fourth field goal of the game, shattered the 17-year-old record of 56 yards set by Baltimore Colts' kicker Bert Rechichar. Making the feat even more astonishing was fact that Dempsey kicked with a half of foot, a condition he had since birth. "I don't think I could kick one that long in practice," Dempsey later recounted. "There was no wind, but I knew I could kick it long enough. I just hoped I could kick it straight enough." Dempsey remained the sole record holder until Denver Broncos' kicker Jason Elam tied the mark on October 25, 1998 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Longest Field Goals in NFL History
63 Tom Dempsey, New Orleans vs. Detroit, November 8, 1970
Jason Elam, Denver vs. Jacksonville, October 25, 1998
60 Steve Cox, Cleveland vs. Cincinnati, October 21, 1984
Morten Andersen, New Orleans vs. Chicago, October 27, 1991
59 Tony Franklin, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, November 12, 1979
Pete Stoyanovich, Miami vs. New York Jets, November 12, 1989
Steve Christie, Buffalo vs. Miami, September 26, 1993
Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. San Francisco, December 24, 1995
Steve Christie kicked a 54 yard field goal for the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII against the Dallas Cowboys.
Through Super Bowl LII, the longest punt in Super Bowl play is by the New England Patriots Ryan Allen. He booted a 64 yard punt in Super Bowl XLIX vs the Seattle Seahawks for a touchback.
46 yards
Norm Johnson ... 46 yards in Super Bowl XXX.
Lawrence Tynes (38 yards).
That is 54 yards by Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
Giants kicker Tynes 38 field goal.
Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills kicked a 54-yard field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta.
Steve Christie, Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas, Super Bowl XXVIII
Don Chandler of the Green Bay Packers kicked field goals from 39, 20, 31, and 43 yards in Super Bowl II.
The longest field goal in Super Bowl XLVI was a 38 yarder by Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes in the third quarter.
Lee Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals kicked a record long 63 yard punt in Super Bowl XXIII versus the San Francisco 49ers.
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