Carolina Panther’s kicker Joey Slye came up just short of setting an all-time record for longest field goal in NFL history.
With the kick the 24-year-old was also trying to tie the Saints at 27 with just under two minutes to play.
But look how short it came up:
How close was Joey Slye to making that 65-yard FG.
THAT close. pic.twitter.com/lwTMiYOQLx
— Edgar Salmingo, Jr. ✌️ (@PanthersAnalyst) October 25, 2020
Joey Slye *barely* missed what would have been a record setting 65-yard field goal pic.twitter.com/5R0vmYaNz1
— Eric Rosenthal (@ericsports) October 25, 2020
Slye would have sat atop this prestigious record list:
Longest Field Goals In NFL History:
64yds Matt Prater (DEN) 2013
63 Tom Dempsey (NO) 1970
63 Jason Elam (DEN) 1998
63 Sebastian Janikowski (OAK) 2011
63 David Akers (SF) 2012
63 Graham Gano (CAR) 2018
63 Brett Maher (DAL) 2019