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High scoring kickers

Four on pace for over 140 points

Prior to 2011, never in NFL history had four kickers scored 140 points in a season. Now it looks like it will happen for the third year in a row. Gostkowski, Crosby, Hauschka and Prater are all having big years.

In the case of Gostkowski, he's got a chance to become the first kicker ever with 150 points in back-to-back seasons. (And he also went for 143 points back in 2011.)

Especially in the cases of Gostkowski, Prater and Hauschka, these are all guys from teams that everybody knew they were going to be good. So this was a good year to be one of the guys to move earlier on a kicker, rather than treating it as a throwaway position.

Here's the all-time list of kickers tor each 140 (in the case of the 2013 guys, the points show where they're PROJECTED to finish, given their current pace).

KICKERS WITH 140-PLUS POINTS
YearTeamKickerPoints
2011S.F.David Akers166
1998Minn.Gary Anderson164
2003St.L.Jeff Wilkins163
1983Wash.Mark Moseley161
2003Ind.Mike Vanderjagt157
2013N.E.Stephen Gostkowski154
2012N.E.Stephen Gostkowski153
1991Wash.Chip Lohmiller149
2008N.E.Stephen Gostkowski148
2005NYGJay Feely148
2011N.O.John Kasay147
2013Den.Matt Prater146
2013Sea.Stephen Hauschka146
2009S.D.Nate Kaeding146
2013G.B.Mason Crosby145
2012NYGLawrence Tynes145
2004N.E.Adam Vinatieri145
1999Ind.Mike Vanderjagt145
1996Car.John Kasay145
1968NYJJim Turner145
2008Phil.David Akers144
1999Mia.Olindo Mare144
1985Chi.Kevin Butler144
2012Atl.Matt Bryant143
2011N.E.Stephen Gostkowski143
2010Phil.David Akers143
2008N.O.John Carney143
2006Chi.Robbie Gould143
2010Oak.Sebastian Janikowski142
2012Minn.Blair Walsh141
2007G.B.Mason Crosby141
1995Pitt.Norm Johnson141
2011G.B.Mason Crosby140
2005Ariz.Neil Rackers140
1998Buff.Steve Christie140
1986N.E.Tony Franklin140

--Ian Allan

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