Evan McPherson just barely missed out on setting an all-time NFL record on Sunday.
The Cincinnati Bengals kicker McPherson had a kick for the ages during his team’s Week 6 showdown against the Green Bay Packers … albeit one that did not count. In the second quarter at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., McPherson came out with one second left to attempt a field goal with the ball at the Green Bay 49-yard line.
That amounted to a 67-yard field goal try, which would have been an NFL record. McPherson uncorked the kick, and it glanced off the crossbar … and in!
But there was only one problem. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur called timeout before the snap in an attempt to “ice” McPherson. As a result, the would-be record kick did not count.
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McPherson then attempted a re-kick from the same spot and came up well short. Thus, it was an absolutely excellent “icing” by LaFleur and the Packers.
Evan McPherson attempted an NFL record 67-yard field goal but it fell short
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That would have broken the current record for the longest field goal of all-time, which was set by then-Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker with a 66-yard FG under a dome in 2021. Meanwhile, McPherson was kicking on Sunday against the Packers in outdoor conditions at a relatively normal elevation in Green Bay too.
We have seen some NFL kickers easily hit from would-be record distances during pregame warmups before. But McPherson came that close to doing so in an actual game with his nullified 67-yard banger that would have also surpassed the record set this season by Tampa Bay’s Chase McLaughlin for the longest outdoor field goal of all-time (65 yards).