sebastian janikowski kicked the longest field goal in nfl 2017.
who kicked the longest field goal in nfl 2017?
sebastian janikowski
andersen's nfl career got off to a rocky start. on his first nfl kickoff to start the strike-shortened 1982 season, andersen twisted his ankle and missed eight weeks of the season. despite the early setback, he soon emerged as one of the strongest and most reliable placekickers in the nfl. in his years with the saints, he was named to six pro bowls, kicked 302 field goals, and scored 1318 points. in 1991, against chicago, andersen kicked a 60-yard field goal, tying him with steve cox for the second-longest field goal in league history at the time, behind the 63-yard record-holder kicked by tom dempsey. (andersen's kick has since been matched by rob bironas, dan carpenter and greg zuerlein, and surpassed by sebastian janikowski (twice), jason elam, justin tucker, jay feely, matt bryant, david akers, matt prater, jake elliott, and stephen gostkowski.) andersen's proficiency with field goal kicking earned him the nickname "mr. automatic." following the 1994 season, he was released by the saints for salary cap purposes and because his accuracy had started to decline.
morten andersen
on september 12, 2017, the philadelphia eagles signed elliott off the bengals' practice squad after the eagles' starting kicker, caleb sturgis, was placed on injured reserve. elliott made his first nfl appearance in week 2 of the 2017 season against the kansas city chiefs. in the game, he converted both extra point attempts and two out of three field goal attempts. on september 24, 2017, at lincoln financial field in philadelphia, elliott kicked a 61-yard field goal to beat the new york giants on the final play of the game, resulting in a 27–24 victory, earning him nfc special teams player of the week. it was tied for the 7th-longest field goal in nfl history, and the longest since november 2015. it was also the longest field goal in eagles history, the longest ever kicked in philadelphia in an nfl game, and the longest ever by an nfl rookie. in week 4, against the los angeles chargers, he put together a solid performance in converting all four field goal opportunities and both extra point attempts for a season-high 14 points scored. during the week 11 game against the dallas cowboys, elliott made a tackle during the starting kick return. he would later be pulled out of the game for a head injury and would not return. the eagles finished with a 13–3 record, won the nfc east, and earned a first-round bye. against the atlanta falcons in the , he missed an extra point but converted three field goal attempts in the 15–10 victory. in the against the minnesota vikings, he converted all five extra point attempts and one field goal attempt in the 38–7 victory. during super bowl lii on february 4, 2018, elliott missed his first of two extra point attempts, but made all three of his field goal attempts, including a 46-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that helped seal the eagles' first super bowl victory over the new england patriots.
jake elliott