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Monday, December 9, 2013

Did you know that Dempsey was the first person in the NFL to kick a 63-yard field goal which set a NFL record?


Did you know that Matthew Phillip Prater was born August 10, 1984?

Did you know that Prater is an American football placekicker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL)?

 Did you know that Prater holds the NFL record for kicking the longest field goal (64 yards), which he set on December 8, 2013 in Denver in a game against the Tennessee Titans?


Did you know that Thomas Dempsey is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League?

 Did you know that Dempsey played for the New Orleans Saints (1969–1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975–1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979)?

Did you know that Dempsey was the first person in the NFL to kick a  63-yard field goal which set a NFL record?

Did you know that Dempsey kicked the 63 yard field goal in the final two seconds to give the New Orleans Saints a 19–17 win over the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans?[1]


Jason Elam
Did you know that Jason Elam was born March 8, 1970?


Did you know that Elam  is a retired American football placekicker?

Did you know that Elam was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons with the Broncos and two with the Atlanta Falcons?[1]

Did you know that Elam was a three-time Pro Bowl selection?

Did you know that  Elam won two Super Bowl rings and was the second person in the NFL history to kick a 63 yards field goal?



Did you know that Sebastian Janikowski was born March 2, 1978?


Did you know that Janikowski  is a Polish-born American football placekicker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL)?

Did you know that Jamikowski is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league?[1]

Did you know that Janikowski leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks?

Did you know that on September 12, 2011 in a Monday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos, Jamikowski tied the NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards?

 sharing the record with Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam and David Akers. The record stood for just under two years when it was broken by Matt Prater on December 8, 2013.



Did you know that David Roy Akers was born December 9, 1974?

Did you know that Akers is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL)?
 
Did you know that Akers was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997?

Did you know that Akers was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Berlin Thunder, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers?

Did you know that Akers has been selected for the Pro Bowl six times in his career and was at one point tied for the longest field goal of 63 yards in NFL history.?






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