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Crazy kicking consistency

Bill Belichick has had three full-time kickers in 425 regular-season and playoff games during his 24 seasons as a head coach

By Mark Craig

January 26, 2019 at 10:24PM

Adam Vinatieri kicked the game-winning 48-yard field goal to beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kicking Up Crazy Consistency

Belichick has had three full-time kickers in 425 regular-season and playoff games during his 24 seasons as a head coach. Only five players have attempted a placekick in Belichick's seasons in Cleveland (1991-95) and New England (2000-present):

GamesFGM-FGAXPM-XPA

Matt Stover82111-139158-160

Adam Vinatieri (above)107174-209254-257

Stephen Gostkowski227454-511679-690

Shayne Graham914-1436-38

x-Wes Welker—0-0 1-1

753-8731,128-1,146

x-Receiver Wes Welker attempted an extra point during the 2010 season when Gostkowki tore a quadriceps muscle. Graham finished the season.

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).