Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell has been [named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week](https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1964781862829912339/video/1) after his great Week 1 performance helped lift the Steelers past the New York Jets. Boswell made field goals from 56 and 60 yards, the latter the game-winner, in a 34-32 victory.
Boswell finished the day going 2-of-2 on field goals while making all four of his extra points. His 60-yarder was a career-best and franchise record, breaking his previous mark of 59-yards.
Boswell continues to show why he’s the best kicker in football and picked up where he left off from last season. In 2024, he had a historically good season to become the first Steelers’ kicker to ever lead the NFL in points. He was also the first Steelers’ kicker to be named first-team All-Pro. At this rate, Boswell will overtake Gary Anderson as the Steelers’ leader in field goals and overall scoring. He needs 38 field goals to break Anderson’s career mark and 208 more points.
It’s the fifth time Boswell’s taken home the award in his career. Twice in 2024, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He also received the honor once in 2015 and again in 2017.
With a career field goal percentage of 88.1-percent, Boswell ranks third in NFL history. He only trails Justin Tucker and Harrison Butker. From 50-plus yards, he’s made 83.3-percent of his kicks for his career. Since 2023, he’s connected on 87.5-percent of them, 21-of-24.
Undrafted out of Rice, Boswell briefly spent time with the Houston Texans before being signed by Pittsburgh during the 2015 season. After losing Shaun Suisham to a season-ending knee injury and the trade for Josh Scobee quickly resulting in disaster, Boswell was brought in and has been Pittsburgh’s kicker since.
Though Boswell didn’t receive the contract adjustment [he was searching for this summer,](https://steelersdepot.com/2025/08/schefter-chris-boswell-seeking-new-contract-from-steelers/) he’s setting himself up to become the NFL’s highest-paid kicker before the 2026 season. Clearly, he’ll earn every penny.