Jaguars kicker Cam Little kicked the longest field goal in NFL history, 68 yards, last season in Las Vegas. He also kicked the second-longest field goal in NFL history, 67 yards, last season in Jacksonville. And he kicked the longest field goal in any football game, 70 yards, in Jacksonville last preseason. Suffice to say Little has a strong leg.
And on Sunday, Little will be in the kickers’ paradise of Denver.
With Jacksonville at Denver on the Sunday afternoon schedule, Little will be at the NFL’s highest altitude, which means he’ll have a strong chance to break his own record for the longest field goal in NFL history. The lower air density at Denver’s Mile High elevation means NFL kickers can kick a football about five yards farther than they can in Jacksonville or other sea level fields.
The Jaguars also played in Denver last year, and Little’s longest attempt was from 47 yards. He made that, but what really stood out was what he did in pregame warmups: He made a 73-yard field goal, after missing an earlier warmup attempt from 75 yards.
Making a field goal in game conditions is harder than making one in warmups, and whether a situation ever arises in the game when the Jaguars have a reason to attempt a 70-yard field goal remains to be seen. But if there’s ever been a player and a place who are the right match for breaking the NFL’s all-time field goal record, it’s Cam Little in Denver.
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