Who kicked the longest field goal in NFL History? The record for the longest field goal is 63 yards and the kickers who made them are Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints in 1970 and Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos in 1998.
Tom Dempsey made the score in a win over the Detroit Lions in November 8, 1970. He kicked the ball from the 63-yard line in the last two seconds to push his New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 win. The same distance for a kick was equalled by Jason Elam of the Denver... Read Full Story
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Before Brett Favre added another line item to his Hall of Fame resume in overtime last night the Broncos passed up on two chances to win the game in regulation. With eight and a half minutes to play they had a fourth down on the Packer 37 and Mike Shanahan had three choices. He could send Jason Elam out to kick a long field goal, punt or call a pass for Jay Cutler . He opted for a punt and Todd Sauerbrun pinned the Packers on their own 2-yard line... Read Full Story
A lot of fans, including myself, were scratching their heads at Jason Elam ’s departure this offseason. As we all know, he’ll be kicking for Atlanta now, while the Broncos will be relying on a few untested guys to battle over camp and win the job. The Broncos had an offer on the table - a good one at that. So went wrong?
In a recent interview with CBS4 Denver , the potential Ring of Famer cleared the air, and said that naturally money was factor, but that the length of the contract was a... Read Full Story
Only $1 million separates kicker Jason Elam and the Broncos from the 16-year veteran from re-upping with Denver, according to Mike Klis of the Denver Post; but to hedge his bets, Elam is making a visit to the Atlanta Falcons. And there’s a good chance that a decision will be made as early as this coming week; the Broncos would have a dilemna to face - who would kick for the Broncos should Elam and the team part ways, bearing in mind that other teams have expressed interest in Elam?
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He was known as a genius, a mastermind and, yes, a Super Bowl champion. Shockingly, though, Mike Shanahan has a new title: unemployed coach. Shanahan became the latest and most stunning victim of the NFL coaching purge, fired Tuesday by the Denver Broncos after a late-season collapse knocked the team out of the playoffs for the third straight year. (From AP) Each week The Mac Bros. offer up free fantasy football picks. Find out who to start and who to bench from two fantasy football champs... Read Full Story
Denver fire head coach Shanahan - Gulf Daily NewsDENVER: Denver fired head coach Mike Shanahan on Tuesday after the Broncos lost their final three regular season games to miss out on the playoffs. Shanahan, who became head coach in 1995, was the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL behind Jeff
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The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with record-setting kicker Jason Elam, who is leaving Denver after 15 seasons with the ... 15 Vote(s) Read Full Story
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with record-setting kicker Jason Elam, who is leaving Denver after 15 seasons with the Broncos. 12 Vote(s) Read Full Story
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with record-setting kicker Jason Elam, who is leaving Denver after 15 seasons with the Broncos.A 5 Vote(s) Read Full Story
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