Cam Little sets the NFL record for a 68-yard field goal

Cam Little is now in NFL He set the record after drilling the longest field goal in NFL date. The Jaguars kicker fired a 68-yard kick just before halftime during Jacksonville’s final 30-29 overtime win over the Raiders.

Little, who kicked a 70-yard field goal during the preseason, was attacked by his teammates after he broke the record previously held by Justin Tucker, who made a 66-yard kick in 2021.

A 2024 sixth-round pick, Little’s previous career long was a 59-yard field goal effort against the Lions during the 2024 season. He had made just one of his three attempts over 50 yards this season before the history-making kick.

Little is now just one of three players NFL history to make a field goal of at least 65 yards — not bad for a 22-year-old who has made just 71.4% of his field goal attempts through the first seven games of the season.

🏈 Longest FG in NFL history

New record holder

Little is the latest player to hold the NFL record for the longest field goal ever.

Before Little, Tucker broke the record previously held by former Broncos kicker Matt Prater, who held the title for eight years after kicking a 64-yard field goal during the 2013 season. Ironically, he broke the record previously held by Broncos teammate Jason Elam, who kicked a 63-yard field goal during the 1998 season for the team. Super Bowl revocation.

Before Elam’s kick, former footballer Tom Dempsey had held the record himself for 28 years. Dempsey, who was born without toes on his right foot, kicked a 63-yard field goal during the final seconds of the Saints’ 19-17 win over the Lions on Nov. 8, 1970.

Although his record has since been broken, Dempsey still holds the distinction of being the only player in history to have a field goal attempted inside his team’s 40-yard line. At the time, the goalposts were positioned in front of the end zone, meaning Dempsey’s field goal was attempted from the Saints’ 37-yard line.

The NFL moved the goal posts to the back of the end zone before the 1974 season.

What about Brandon Oubre?

Cowboys kicker Brandon Oubre kicked a 65-yard field goal during the 2024 season and also hit a 64-yarder earlier this season. He was seemingly on a collision course with the record, with talk before last week’s game in Denver on the rise that the Cowboys might give Oubre a shot at it.

“His scores were at 71 and 72 distances,” holder/punter Brian Unger told CBS Sports. “I think he’s doing the same thing he was doing and not trying [purposefully] “At a longer distance because they travel longer.”

Aubrey never got such an opportunity at Mile High. A week ago, Dallas had a chance to allow Oubre a 67-yard attempt during a win over Washington. Facing fourth-and-11 from the Leaders’ 49-yard line with a 34-15 lead and 6:57 remaining, coach Brian Schottenheimer elected to punt. Of course, that record would have been bettered on Sunday by a bit anyway.

What about the postseason?

Oddly enough, there was never a 60-yard field goal in the postseason. The longest field goal in playoff history is 58 yards, a record held by Pete Stojanovic and Graham Gano. Stojanovic made his own kick as a member of the Dolphins during a playoff game against the Chiefs in January 1991. Gano equaled his record in January 2018 as a member of the Panthers.

Current Chiefs’ Harrison Butker holds the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history. Butker made a 57-yard field goal during Kansas City’s 25-22 win over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. He broke the record previously held by former Bills kicker Steve Christie, who kicked a 54-yard field goal during Super Bowl XXVIII, which was Buffalo’s fourth straight loss in the big game.