Matt Prater Sets New NFL Record With 64 Yard Field Goal

[Cobiemonster]

Longest FG in the history of the NFL

63 was the previous record

 

[redseat]

Wish I saw it!!

 

[Blitzville]

He might have this record for some time. That's a long ass distance to accurately kick a football.

 

[Voltaire26]

I saw the Tom Dempsey in 1970 (still hurts). It's hard to be a Lion fan

 

[Smart]

He might have this record for some time. That's a long ass distance to accurately kick a football.

There's a lot of guys in the NFL who can make it from further. Greg Zuerlein, for example, hits 70 harders in practice routinely. It's rare for a situation to arise to try one that one long, but one of these days, a big legged kicker like Janikowski or Zuerlein will make a 68+ yarder with the wind in Denver. I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened yet.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

In case you missed it, a new FG record was set

Matt Prater of Denver Broncos sets NFL mark with 64-yard field goal - ESPN

DENVER -- It was almost an out-of-place celebration, but when Matt Prater's kick was up and good for the Denver Broncos just before halftime Sunday, most of his teammates rushed the field to mob him in a game the Broncos still were losing 21-20 at the time.
But history has a way of doing that to people.
Prater's kick, out of an Aaron Brewer snap and a Britton Colquitt hold, set an NFL record, at 64 yards, and gave the Broncos a tidy boost along the way as they went on to a 51-28 victory at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

"Such an awesome moment, I'm glad it came in a win," Prater said. "It was crazy, it was awesome because almost the whole team rushed the field after that kick. It definitely was a momentum swing."
Added coach John Fox: "No doubt it energized our team."
Prater's kick broke the previous NFL record of 63 yards, held by Tom Dempsey (1970), former Broncos kicker Jason Elam (1998), Sebastian Janikowski (2011) and David Akers ('12).
Janikowski had also missed on a 64-yard attempt in 2007, and a 76-yard attempt in '08.
Three of the five kicks of at least 63 yards have been made in Denver, as Elam's and Janikowski's 63-yarders were also made at the Broncos' home stadium, which sits at an elevation of 5,280 feet.
However, a kicking ball and a temperature measured at 14 degrees at the time might have eliminated, in Prater's opinion, at least some of the aid found in Denver's thin air.

 

[BobGnarly]

I felt like Tony Sparano when that went though

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The thing is... that's an impressive feat regardless of where it's done, or which way the wind is blowing.
And to make it even better, it looked like he had another 5 or 6 yds to spare....

 

[BobGnarly]

Seriously, that ball sailed 192(+) feet through the uprights. Pretty crazy

 

[Southieinnc]

Should have saved it for that first game in the playoffs when Denver is down by 1 point with 10 seconds to go. Oh, well.....

 

[boltfan72]

Cool to see that record finally broken, but with the altitude in Denver it felt like Usain Bolt running a 9.4 with a 25mph tail wind. Only difference is the FG counts.

If Janikowski played his entire career in Denver the record would be 70+.

 

[TDs3nOut]

Cool to see that record finally broken, but with the altitude in Denver it felt like Usain Bolt running a 9.4 with a 25mph tail wind. Only difference is the FG counts.

If Janikowski played his entire career in Denver the record would be 70+.

Fair point. At the same time, in the NFL, unlike in track, weather and altitude aren't considered in official record keeping. Good news for you, however, is that your boys have a chance to take advantage of that altitude this Thursday.

 

[boltfan72]

Fair point. At the same time, in the NFL, unlike in track, weather and altitude aren't considered in official record keeping. Good news for you, however, is that your boys have a chance to take advantage of that altitude this Thursday.

LOL, if we're kicking field goals I'll be turning it off early. Chargers need to score 40+ then pray it's enough.

When the ball kicks off I'll be cheering for my team, but honestly I'm more about draft pick position right now. Telesco had a fantastic first draft and if he can repeat we'll be making some noise next year.

 

[Broncos6482]

There's a lot of guys in the NFL who can make it from further. Greg Zuerlein, for example, hits 70 harders in practice routinely. It's rare for a situation to arise to try one that one long, but one of these days, a big legged kicker like Janikowski or Zuerlein will make a 68+ yarder with the wind in Denver. I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened yet.

It's because it takes such a unique set of circumstances to make it happen. It has to be at the end of the half because no coach would take the chance of giving up that kind of field position. Then your team has to have the ball and has to get into position of what would be a record field goal. And it's not like you could intentionally set it up, because you'd be trying to get as close as you can. And then even for a guy like Janikowski, he only gets to play in Denver once a year, so unless in that one game those circumstances work out perfectly, he'll have to wait until next year (which is what happened when he kicked the 63 yarder a few years ago).

Frankly, I'm just glad someone broke the record. It's one thing if you've got two guys tied for a record, but when you've got 4 different guys who all hold the record, it's time for someone to break it. Just a bonus that it happened to be a Bronco.

 

[Broncos6482]

LOL, if we're kicking field goals I'll be turning it off early. Chargers need to score 40+ then pray it's enough.

When the ball kicks off I'll be cheering for my team, but honestly I'm more about draft pick position right now. Telesco had a fantastic first draft and if he can repeat we'll be making some noise next year.

I say this with total respect: the Broncos better kick the Chargers while they're down, because that team is going to be extremely tough to beat over the next few years. They are definitely headed in the right direction.

 

[Wazmankg]

Asterisk time. But seriously I'm surprised it took this long. No position has improved as much as PK over the past 40+ years.

 

[cdumler7]

Yes this kick was in Denver and that helps for sure. Factor in though the fact that it was 13 degrees outside when he did it and I would think that should make a difference. All of the past 63 yard field goal tries were from early November or earlier. The ball just doesn't travel as far in the cold so if you are going to discount the kick because it was in Mile High shouldn't you also count it even more for the fact that it was so cold when it happened?