In Denver?

Please don't forget the asterisk.

tailgater wrote:

The weather makes up for the thin air. It was damn cold when he did it.

Oh, and no one had to go and drive a small plow off the yard line to give him better footing...

plinytheelder wrote:

In 1970 Tom Dempsey set the record at 63 yards.

Since then, a kick of 63 (or more) yards has been successful 4 times.

Thrice in Denver.

And unless you're Don Shula, you gotta get over the snow plow.

tailgater wrote:

And once in Green Bay by David Akers on the 49ers. Based on that superficial evidence one might be able to argue cold weather fields favor long kicks.

BuckyB93 wrote:

Unless you ever kicked a frozen ball then you would know that is just coincidence.

shaun341 wrote:

You can argue the merits and weather and field conditions until the cows come home. As a former HS kicker, I can tell you the distance between the upright posts looks pretty skinny from 64 yards away. That is an amazing feat of coordination all by itself. Center to holder to kicker, in the cold, under pressure and still making the kick.

The longest kick I made during a game was 42 yards. The ball seemed to take about 5 minutes to get through the uprights after I kicked it. My Dad was on the sidelines holding his breath the whole time (my brother was the long snap center). Great memory.

madspackler wrote:

You can argue the merits and weather and field conditions until the cows come home. As a former HS kicker, I can tell you the distance between the upright posts looks pretty skinny from 64 yards away. That is an amazing feat of coordination all by itself. Center to holder to kicker, in the cold, under pressure and still making the kick.

The longest kick I made during a game was 42 yards. The ball seemed to take about 5 minutes to get through the uprights after I kicked it. My Dad was on the sidelines holding his breath the whole time (my brother was the long snap center). Great memory.

madspackler wrote: