Morten Andersen - NFL Records

NFL Records

At the end of his career Andersen held the following NFL records (As of 2009):

• Most games played (career) – 382
• Most consecutive games played by a placekicker – 248
• Most field goals attempted (career) – 709
• Most field goals (career) – 565
• Most points (career) – 2,544
• Most seasons, 75 or more points (career) – 24
• Most consecutive seasons, 75 or more points (career) – 23
• Most seasons, 90 or more points (career) – 22
• Most seasons, 98 or more points (career) – 18
• Most game winning field goals (career) – 103
• Games with 1+ field goals (career) – 299
• Games with 2+ field goals (career) – 178
• Oldest player to score 14 points in a game – 47 years, 133 days (for Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 30, 2007)
• Oldest player to kick 4 field goals in a game – 47 years, 42 days (for Atlanta Falcons vs. Houston Texans, September 30, 2007)
• Oldest player to kick 5 field goals in a game – 46 years, 43 days
• Most field goals attempted of 50 or more yards (total) – 84
• Most field goals (50 or more yards) in a season – 8 (tied with Jason Hanson)
• Most field goals (50 or more yards) in a game – 3 (vs. New Orleans, December 10, 1995) (tied with Neil Rackers, Connor Barth, Kris Brown, Sebastian Janikowski, and Josh Scobee)
• Most consecutive games scoring (career) – 360
• Most games scoring (career) – 379
• Most consecutive seasons scoring (career) – 23 – tied with Gary Anderson
• Most consecutive calendar years scoring (career) – 26

Team Scoring Records:

• New Orleans Saints- 1,318 points
• Atlanta Falcons – 806 points

(Only player to hold career statistical franchise record for two NFL teams)

• New Orleans Saints – FGs made/attempted: 302/389
• Atlanta Falcons – FGs made/attempted: 184/224
• New Orleans Saints – PATs made/attempted: 412/418
• Atlanta Falcons – PATs made/attempted: 254/256

Pro Bowl records:

• Most points in Pro Bowl (total) – 45 (15 points after touchdown, 10 field goals)
• Most points after touchdown in Pro Bowl (total) – 15
• Most field goal attempts in Pro Bowl (total) – 18
• Most field goals in Pro Bowl (total) – 10

Andersen holds 2nd place in the following NFL records:

• Most PATs attempted (career) – 859 (1st place: George Blanda, 959)
• Most PATs made (career) – 849 (1st place: George Blanda, 943)
• Most seasons – 25 (1st place: George Blanda, 26)
• Most seasons, 100 or more points – 14 (1st place: Jason Elam, 16)
• Most games with 5 or more field goals (career) – 9 (John Carney, 11)

Andersen had stated that his goal was to be the first NFL player to play until he turns 50 in 2010. However he retired December 8, 2008 – just two days after he would have become the oldest person ever to play in an NFL game, if he had gotten a contract. The record held by George Blanda still stands – Blanda played in his last NFL game on January 4, 1976 (the 1975 AFC Championship) at the age of 700148000000000000048 years, 7002109000000000000109 days.