{"id":22752,"date":"2023-12-09T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/?p=22752"},"modified":"2023-12-09T19:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T08:51:28","slug":"best-kickers-in-nfl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/best-kickers-in-nfl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Kickers in NFL History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who are the best kickers in NFL history? Kickers play a crucial role in the outcome of games and can be the difference between winning and losing. <\/span>A great kicker can help transform the fortunes of a franchise and have even decided Super Bowls in the past. Let’s take a look at the 10 best kickers of all time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Jan Stenerud<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first kicker to ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991, Jan Stenerud is one of the best kickers in NFL history. He helped change the role and importance of placekickers in the league.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Across a highly successful 19-year career Stenerud was reliable and he scored 373 field goals at a 66.8% conversion rate. He made four Pro Bowls, and kicked three field goals in Kansas City\u2019s Super Bowl IV victory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stenerud was one of the first kickers in the NFL to use a soccer-style kicking technique, using the skill he picked up playing soccer as a young boy in Norway. <\/span><\/p>\n

9. Matt Stover<\/span><\/h3>\n

Stover played 20 seasons in the NFL making 471 field goals and converting 83.7% of his attempts. He’s most remembered for his 13-season stretch with the Baltimore Ravens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ravens struggled mightily on offense during his era but Stover’s boot helped them to win games as well as helping guide them to victory in Super Bowl XXXV, the Ravens first championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the best NFL kickers of all time, Stover also won Super Bowl XXV with the Giants and was known for his longevity and consistency. <\/span><\/p>\n

8. Sebastian Janikowski<\/span><\/h3>\n

Polish-born Sebastian Janikowski is the Raiders’ all-time leading point scorer and one of the best NFL kickers in history. The Raiders stunned everybody in the 2000 NFL Draft when they selected him 17th overall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Janikowski repaid the Raiders faith, playing 18 of his 19 seasons for the franchise and converting 80.4% of his career field goal attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arguably possessing the most powerful leg of all-time, Janikowski scored a successful 63-yard field goal against the Denver Broncos in 2011, tying the record for longest field goal in NFL history at the time which was set by Tom Dempsey in 1970. <\/span><\/p>\n

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