Current:Home > FinanceChiefs kicker Harrison Butker steals Super Bowl record away from 49ers kicker Jake Moody -Clarity Finance Guides
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker steals Super Bowl record away from 49ers kicker Jake Moody
View
Date:2025-04-27 12:48:00
Editor's note: For all the latest Super Bowl 2024 news, highlights, scores and analysis, follow our live updates here.
Super Bowl history was made on Sunday – and then it was made again just two quarters later.
Two quarters after San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody kicked a 55-yard field goal to give him the longest made field goal in Super Bowl history, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker topped it with a 57-yard kick.
Moody's 57-yarder were the first points of Super Bowl 58, which and topped the previous record of 54 yards, made by Buffalo Bills kicker Steve Christie in Super Bowl 28.
Butker has been outstanding since joining the team in 2017. He led the league in scoring in 2019 and has made 89% of his career field goals, which is second in NFL history to Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker.
SUPER BOWL CENTRAL: Latest Super Bowl 58 news, stats, odds, matchups and more.
Moody, 24, is a rookie who was drafted with the 99th overall selection in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft. In the regular season, he connected on 21 of 25 field goals, with a season-long of 57 yards. His conversion rate of 84% ranked him 19th this season among qualifying placekickers with at least 20 tries.
Contributing: Lorenzo Reyes, Scooby Axson
veryGood! (727)
Related
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Chiefs lineman Trey Smith shares WWE title belt with frightened boy after parade shooting
- Montana’s Malmstrom air base put on lockdown after active shooter report
- Youth baseball program takes in $300K after its bronze statue of Jackie Robinson is stolen
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Number of American workers hitting the picket lines more than doubled last year as unions flexed
- Angelia Jolie’s Ex-Husband Jonny Lee Miller Says He Once Jumped Out of a Plane to Impress Her
- Michigan school shooter’s father wants a jury from outside the community
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- See Zendaya and Tom Holland's Super Date Night in First Public Outing Since Breakup Rumors
Ranking
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Skier dies, 2 others injured after falling about 1,000 feet in Alaska avalanche: They had all the right gear
- US eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of strict oversight following scandal
- A Florida man was imprisoned 37 years for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s now expected to get $14M
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- EA Sports drops teaser for College Football 25 video game, will be released this summer
- Woman charged in scheme to steal over 1,000 luxury clothing items worth $800,000
- A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
Recommendation
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
Georgia Senate passes plan meant to slow increases in property tax bills
Angela Chao, shipping business CEO and Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, dies in Texas
Does 'Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans' ruffle enough feathers
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Lottery, casino bill passes key vote in Alabama House
What's the best restaurant near you? Check out USA TODAY's 2024 Restaurants of the Year.
Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia 2024 election, so who is the former army commander?