<Tr> <Td> 60 yards </Td> <Td> Dan Carpenter </Td> <Td> Miami Dolphins </Td> <Td> 10--13 </Td> <Td> Cleveland Browns </Td> <Td> December 5, 2010 </Td> <Td> End of 1st half </Td> <Td> Sun Life Stadium </Td> <Td> 5 ft (1.5 m) </Td> <Td> 77 ° F (25 ° C), wind SW at 14 mph (23 km / h) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 yards </Td> <Td> Greg Zuerlein </Td> <Td> St. Louis Rams </Td> <Td> 19--13 </Td> <Td> Seattle Seahawks </Td> <Td> September 30, 2012 </Td> <Td> In his rookie season; longest field goal in third quarter; also kicked a 58 - yard field goal in the first quarter </Td> <Td> Edward Jones Dome </Td> <Td> 466 ft (142 m) </Td> <Td> Dome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 yards </Td> <Td> Chandler Catanzaro </Td> <Td> Arizona Cardinals </Td> <Td> 18--33 </Td> <Td> Buffalo Bills </Td> <Td> September 25, 2016 </Td> <Td> Longest field goal in career </Td> <Td> New Era Field </Td> <Td> 600 ft (180 m) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Prior to Dempsey's 1970 kick, the longest field goal in NFL history was a 56 - yard field goal by Bert Rechichar in 1953 . A 55 - yard field goal, achieved by a drop kick, was recorded by Paddy Driscoll in 1924, and stood as the unofficial record until that point; some sources indicate a 54 - yarder by Glenn Presnell in 1934 as the record, due to the inability to precisely verify Driscoll's 55 - yarder . </P>

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