Cam Little is now within the NFL report e-book after drilling the longest subject objective in NFL historical past. The Jaguars’ kicker booted a 68-yard kick simply earlier than halftime throughout Jacksonville’s eventual 30-29 time beyond regulation win over the Raiders.
Little, who made a 70-yard subject objective in the course of the preseason, was mobbed by his teammates after breaking the report beforehand held by Justin Tucker, who made a 66-yard chill in 2021.
A 2024 sixth-round decide, Little’s earlier profession lengthy was a 59-yard subject objective in opposition to the Lions in the course of the 2024 season. He had made simply considered one of his three makes an attempt of past 50 yards this season previous to his history-making kick.
Little is now simply considered one of three kickers in NFL historical past to make a subject objective of a minimum of 65 yards — not unhealthy for a 22-year-old who had made simply 71.4% of his subject objective makes an attempt in the course of the first seven video games of the season.
🏈 Longest FG in NFL historical past
New record-holder
Little is the newest kicker maintain the NFL report for the longest subject objective of all-time.
Previous to Little, Tucker broke the report that was beforehand held by former Broncos kicker Matt Prater, who held the title for eight years after making a 64-yard subject objective in the course of the 2013 season. Paradoxically, he broke the earlier mark that was co-held by fellow Bronco Jason Elam, who booted a 63-yard subject objective in the course of the 1998 season for the Super Bowl champions.
Earlier than Elam’s kick, former Saints kicker Tom Dempsey had the report to himself for 28 years. Dempsey, who was born with out toes on his proper foot, made a 63-yard subject objective in the course of the closing seconds of the Saints’ 19-17 win over the Lions on Nov. 8, 1970.
Whereas his report has since been damaged, Dempsey nonetheless has the excellence of being the one kicker in historical past to make a subject objective that was tried inside his workforce’s personal 40-yard-line. Again then, the objective posts have been nonetheless stationed in entrance of the top zone, which meant that Dempsey’s subject objective was tried from the Saints’ 37-yard-line.
The NFL moved the goalposts again to the top again the top zone forward of the 1974 season.
What about Brandon Aubrey?
Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey booted a 65-yard subject objective in the course of the 2024 season and likewise kicked a 64-yarder earlier this season. He has seemingly been on a collision course with the report, with speak earlier than final week’s sport at Denver in altitude that the Cowboys could give Aubrey an opportunity at it.
“His makes have been at 71, 72 distance carry,” holder/punter Bryan Anger informed CBS Sports activities. “I feel that it is there simply doing the identical factor that he is been doing and never attempting [purposefully] at an extended distance as a result of they’re touring longer.”
Aubrey didn’t get such an opportunity at Mile Excessive. Per week earlier, Dallas really had an opportunity to let Aubrey try a 67-yarder throughout a win over Washington. Going through fourth-and-11 from the Commanders’ 49-yard line with a 34-15 lead and 6:57 remaining, coach Brian Schottenheimer selected to punt. In fact, that report would have been eclipsed Sunday by Little, anyway.
What in regards to the postseason?
Oddly, there has by no means been a 60-yard subject objective within the postseason. The longest subject objective in playoff historical past is 58 yards, a report which is held by Pete Stoyanovich and Graham Gano. Stoyanovich made his kick as a member of the Dolphins throughout a playoff sport in opposition to the Chiefs in January of 1991. Gano tied his report in January of 2018 as a member of the Panthers.
Present Chiefs Harrison Butker holds the report for the longest subject objective in Tremendous Bowl historical past. Butker made a 57-yard subject objective throughout Kansas Metropolis’s 25-22 win over the 49ers in Tremendous Bowl LVIII. He broke the earlier report that was held by former Payments kicker Steve Christie, who booted a 54-yard subject objective throughout Tremendous Bowl XXVIII, which was Buffalo’s fourth consecutive loss within the massive sport.
