who has made the most field goals in the nfl
Adam Vinatieri
The Colts reached Super Bowl XLI after defeating the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game . It was Vinatieri 's fifth Super Bowl appearance , and his first with the Colts . The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29 -- 17 . Vinatieri was 3 for 4 on field goals , and 1 for 2 on points after touchdowns , the miss when punter / holder Hunter Smith fumbled the snap on the extra-point attempt after the Colts ' first offensive touchdown . He missed a 36 - yard kick wide left at the end of the first half -- the third time he had missed a kick in the Super Bowl . Super Bowl XLI was Vinatieri 's fourth Super Bowl victory , one behind the record held by Charles Haley and Tom Brady . Vinatieri finished the 2006 -- 07 postseason with 49 total points and 14 field goals , both NFL records . He is the only player to have 3 or more field goals in 4 consecutive postseason games . 2007
The Colts reached Super Bowl XLI after defeating the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game . It was Vinatieri 's fifth Super Bowl appearance , and his first with the Colts . The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29 -- 17 . Vinatieri was 3 for 4 on field goals , and 1 for 2 on points after touchdowns , the miss when punter / holder Hunter Smith fumbled the snap on the extra-point attempt after the Colts ' first offensive touchdown . He missed a 36 - yard kick wide left at the end of the first half -- the third time he had missed a kick in the Super Bowl . Super Bowl XLI was Vinatieri 's fourth Super Bowl victory , one behind the record held by Charles Haley and Tom Brady . Vinatieri finished the 2006 -- 07 postseason with 49 total points and 14 field goals , both NFL records . He is the only player to have 3 or more field goals in 4 consecutive postseason games . 2007