Stephen Gostkowski is in his 10th year with the Patriots, tied for the third-longest tenured active kicker with one team (Janikowski – 16, Gould – 11, Vinatieri – 10).
POINTS
He has scored the most points per game among all active kickers (8.73).
He has led the NFL in scoring in each of the last three seasons (2012-14) and can become just the third NFL player to lead the league in scoring in at least four consecutive seasons, joining Don Hutson (1940-44) and Gino Cappelletti (1963-66).
Gostkowski also led the league in scoring in 2008, and can join Hutson and Cappelletti as the only players to lead the NFL in scoring five times.
PATRIOTS RECORDS
- Patriots all-time leading scorer with 1,214 points
- Team record for most points in a season with 158 in 2013
- Team record for most field goals in a season with 38 in 2013
- Best field goal percentage in a season: .946 (35-of-37) in 2014
- Highest career field goal percentage: .871 (250-287)
- Most 50-yard field goals in team history: 14Â (14-of-18, 77.7 pct.)
- Has scored at least one point in a franchise record 126 straight games
NFL RECORDS
- Holds the NFL record for most consecutive kicking points after a touchdown, with 425
- Reached the 1,000 point benchmark faster than any other kicker in league history (119 games)
- Holds three of the top eight totals for most points by a kicker in a season in NFL history
- Tied for fifth-most field goals in a season in NFL history, with 38 in 2013
- Third-highest field goal percentage among NFL kickers all-time, and the highest among players who have attempted at least 150 field goals
MILESTONES
He executed a successful onside kick in a victory vs. Cleveland in 2013, the second successful onside kick in team history (Cappelletti, 1964)
Has five career regular season game-winning kicks and one postseason game-winner
Check out photos of Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski through the years.
FOXBOROUGH, MA - 2007: Stephen Gostkowski of the New England Patriots poses for his 2007 NFL headshot at photo day in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Getty Images) * Local Caption* Stephen Gostkowski
This is a 2010 photo of Stephen Gostkowski of the New England Patriots football team. This image reflects the Patriots roster as of June 2, 2010 when this picture was taken. (AP Photo)
This is a 2012 photo of Stephen Gostkowski of the New England Patriots NFL football team. This image reflects the Patriots active roster as of 6/11/12 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)
This is a 2014 photo of Stephen Gostkowski of the New England Patriots NFL football team. This image reflects the New England Patriots active roster as of June 11, 2014 when this image was taken.
