Your complete guide to the longest field goals in NFL history, including the Super Bowl record. <\/p>
The Super Bowl is a remarkable theatre for drama, a crucible for glass ceilings to be crashed through.<\/p>\n
Some of the biggest, most memorable plays in the NFL have come in the showpiece game throughout its history.<\/p>\n
Jake Moody\u2019s 55-yard field goal at Super Bowl LVIII will go down in the Hall of Fame after breaking the record for the longest boot in the history of the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
Astonishingly, his effort falls more than 10 yards short of the all-time NFL record with some monstrous kicks sailing through the posts in recent years.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the list of longest field goals in NFL history.<\/p>\n Read more: Best NFL players in the league<\/a> | Best NFL players of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The NFL record was stuck on hold for decades after Tom Dempsey smashed a 63-yarder in 1970. The story of his kick is legendary. Dempsey was born without toes and therefore worse a specially designed right boot with a flat front.<\/p>\n However, various studies conducted have no reason to suggest Dempsey gained any form of advantage from his unconventional footwear.<\/p>\n In 2011, Sebastian Janikowski knocked a 63-yarder through the posts at Mile High Stadium, home of the Denver Broncos. In 1998, Jason Elam struck the same distance at Mile High.<\/p>\n Just over a decade ago, Matt Prater set the bar one yard higher\u2026 also at Mile High! Atmospheric pressure and density are said to have an effect on sports balls at such high altitude.<\/p>\n However, in 2021, Justin Tucker produced a moment of true NFL madness. His last-second field goal from 66 yards, with the game on the line, struck the bar of the posts before bouncing over and into the history books.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0<\/span>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Your complete guide to the longest field goals in NFL history, including the Super Bowl record. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":45691,"template":"","categories":[1,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/longest-field-goals-in-nfl-history-plus-super-bowl-all-time-record-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Your complete guide to the longest field goals in NFL history, including the Super Bowl record.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/45690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Longest field goals in NFL history<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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