Remembering The 17 Longest Field Goals In NFL History

NFL kickers rarely get the credit they deserve. They are often the scapegoats in a loss where they miss kicks and as field goal kickers they are expected to put it through the uprights 100% of the time or face consequences from the front office.

Below are the 17 longest field goals in NFL history. The list includes every field goal from 62 yards and further, including Justin Tucker’s NFL record for the longest field goal of all-time at 66 yards.

It is common for a field goal kicker to lead their team’s all-time scoring list. A good field goal kicker sticks with a franchise for years and racks up points every game. But they are always kept on a short leash…

For 43 long years, New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey held the NFL record for the longest field goal ever at 63 yards. It wasn’t until 2013 that Dempsey’s record was broken and since then the record has been changed a few times.

Below are the 17 longest field goals in NFL history, with multiple kickers tied at 62 and 63 yards, but plenty of others below. How many do you remember seeing in person?

62 yards: Matt Prater, 2023

In Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season, Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater kicked a 62-yard field goal against the Dallas Cowboys and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his field goal. It was just 4 yards off the all-time record. At the time, it was the third kick of Matt Prater’s career of 60 or more yards and it earned him his 15th Special Teams Player of the Week honor.

62 yards: Harrison Butker, 2022

During Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked the longest field goal of his career, 62 yards, against the Buffalo Bills. He was able to boot his 62-yarder at home in Arrowhead Stadium against the Buffalo Bills.

62 yards: Matt Prater, 2021

Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater holds the NFL record for the most field goals made over 50 yards with 81. He also holds the NFL record for the most extra points in a season, 75. His crowning achievement was his 62-yarder in 2021, his first season with the Arizona Cardinals, he kicked a 62-yarder against the Minnesota Vikings to take a 24-23 lead going into halftime. Arizona would go on to win 33-34 with each team’s kicker exchanging a FG in the 4th.

62 yards: Brett Maher, 2019

In 2019, Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher made history as the first NFL kicker to ever make three field goals of 60+ yards. His 2019 62-yarder came against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium a week before he broke his own record!

62 yards: Brett Maher, 2018

Brett Maher’s 62-yard field goal in 2018 is the one that kicked off his record-setting feat of three FGs over 60 yards. He kicked the 62-yarder against the Eagles at AT&T Stadium and set the stage for 2019 when he’d tie and break his personal best.

62 yards: Stephen Gostkowski, 2017

On November 19, 2017, New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski made a 62-yard field goal against the Raiders during an international series game at Stadio Azteca in Mexico City. It is said this kick would have been good from 70-yards and could have set the all-time NFL record, due in part to Stadio Azteca in Mexico City sitting at an altitude of 7,200 feet above sea level where the air is thinner and the ball flies even further than it does in Denver.

62 yards: Matt Bryant, 2006

I had the great fortune of being at this game. It was my first-ever Buccaneers game in person. After growing up a Tampa Bay fan, I finally had the chance to go to a game and we watched Matt Bryant (the REAL Matty Ice) kick a 62-yard field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles as time expired for a 23-21 win in Week 7 (October 22).

63 yards: Joey Slye, 2024

One of the most recent record-setting field goals on this list comes from Joey Slye with the Patriots who kicked a 63-yard field goal in 2024 against the San Francisco 49ers. With his 63-yarder, he tied for the 3rd longest field goal length in NFL history and became the 5th Patriots kicker to kick two field goals of 50+ yards in the same game.

63 yards: Brett Maher, 2019

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher set his career record with a 63-yarder on October 20th. It came in a 37-10 win over the Eagles and after becoming the first kicker in NFLhistory to make three FGs over 60 yards, Brett Maher said “it’s pretty cool. I didn’t know (it was a record) until I got in here. That’s definitely cool.”

63 yards: Graham Gano, 2018

Former Florida State Seminoles kicker Graham Gano set a career record with a 63-yard field goal for the Carolina Panthers on October 7, 2018. It helped the Panthers beat the Giants 33-31 and came as time expired and at the time it tied for the second-longest field goal in NFL history.

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63 yards: David Akers, 2012

San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers booted a 63-yard field goal on September 9, 2012 in a game against the Green Bay Packers to help give the Niners a lead before halftime. This kick ‘doinked’ off the crossbar but then rolled in to become the fourth 63-yarder in NFL history at that point in time.

63 yards: Sebastian Janikowski, 2011

Another former Florida State Seminoles kicker, Sebastian Janikowski, made NFL history with a 63-yard field goal on Monday Night Football back on September 12, 2011.

His 63-yarder came against the Denver Broncos, in Denver, in a game where Oakland won 23-20. Janikowski is the all-time points leader for the Raiders franchise with 1,799 career points but this kick certainly stood out among the rest.

63 yards: Jason Elam, 1998

On October 25, 1998, Denver Broncos kicker Jason Elam kicked a 63-yard field goals against the Jacksonville Jaguars which at the time tied for the longest field goal in NFL history. It came as the last play in the first half.

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63 yards: Tom Dempsey, 1970

New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey held the NFL record for the longest field goal ever kicked for a LONG time. He owned the record for 40+ years and set it during a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. The aforementioned Jason Elam came along in 1998 and tied the record but Tom Dempsey’s record wouldn’t be broken until 2013, and when Dempsey broke the record he did it by a whopping 7 yards!

64 yards: Matt Prater, 2013

In Week 14 of the NFL season, Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater made NFL history when he broke Tom Dempsey’s record. Prater kicked a 64-yard field goal, breaking the 43-year-old record, on December 8th in a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

His 64-yarder came in the first half, as time expired, against the Tennessee Titans. The Denver Broncos with Peyton Manning and Matt Prater would go on to win 51-28. It was FRIGID that day with a temperature of 18 degrees and clear skies at the Mile High Stadum.

65 yards: Brandon Aubrey, 2024

11 years after Matt Prater’s 64 yarder, Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey kicked a 65-yard field goal in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL Season in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Notably, Brandon Aubrey’s 65-yard field goal was not in Denver with the thin air and altitude but was at Jerry World with the roof closed. His kick came early in the 1st quarter and fell just one yard shy of the all-time NFL record which had been set three years prior.

66 yards: Justin Tucker, 2021

With the longest field goal in NFL history, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker booted the ball 66 yards. Justin Tucker’s NFL-record 66-yard field goal came as time expired in a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions and cemented his place in the NFL history books.

It all went down in Week 3 of the 2021 season and Justin Tucker’s kick bounced off the crossbar but made it through the uprights for NFL history, breaking Matt Prater’s record by 2-yards, a record that stands to this day.

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