Injured kicker becomes NFL’s all-time leader in field goal accuracy while sitting on injured reserve

Harrison Butker made NFL history on Sunday and he did it even though he’s on injured reserved. Going into Week 13, Butker was the third-most accurate kicker in NFL history, but he’s now jumped up to the top spot and he made the move even though he didn’t play. 

That’s right, Butker, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10, now has the highest accuracy rate on field goals in NFL history after the two kickers in front of him — Justin Tucker and Eddy Pineiro — both faltered on Sunday. 

The title for most accurate kicker actually changed hands multiple times during a wild day of action that saw both Pineiro and Tucker miss two field goals. Heading into Week 13, the NFL’s all-time accuracy list looked like this: 

1. Pineiro: 89.74%
2. Tucker: 89.37%
3. Butker: 89.21% 

During the first half of Carolina’s 26-23 loss to the Buccaneers, Pineiro went 2 of 4 on field goals, which caused his accuracy rate to take a hit. On the other hand, Tucker went 2 of 2 in the first half of Baltimore’s game against Philadelphia, so he overtook Pineiro as the most accurate kicker in NFL history. 

Here’s what the record book looked like on Sunday when Tucker and Pineiro were heading out for the second half of their respective games. 

1. Tucker: 89.42%
2. Butker: 89.21% 
3. Pineiro: 88.43%

The third quarter ended up being a disaster for Tucker, who missed two kicks in the period with one coming from 47 yards and one coming from 53. 

By the time the third quarter was over in Baltimore, Tucker had handed the title of NFL’s most accurate kicker over to Butker. 

Here’s what things looked like after the third quarter: 

1. Butker: 89.21% 
2. Tucker: 89.03%
3. Pineiro: 88.43%

Tucker never got a chance to redeem himself in a game that Baltimore ended up losing 24-19. Tucker missed a career-high three kicks (two field goals, one extra point) in the five-point loss. As for Pineiro, he hit a field goal in the…

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-12-02 20:39:00

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