American football player Arizona Cardinals placekicker Matthew Phillip Prater plays for the National Football League team. He was born on August 10th, 1984.
He is recognized as one of the best long-distance kickers in NFL history and currently holds the NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a career. He held the NFL record for the farthest field goal from 2013 until 2021. (64 yards).
Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater established the NFL record for the most 50+ yard field goals made with 59 in his career after converting on a 54-yard field goal in Week 17 of the 2020 season.
Prater, who also holds the record for the longest field goal in NFL history (a 64-yarder), broke the previous mark established by Raiders Sebastian Janikowski (58), who need 105 attempts to do so.
After making that kick, he went over 100 points for the season, a franchise record, the 10th of his career and the sixth straight in his time with the Lions.
He was initially signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and played college football for UCF. After serving a suspension for breaching the NFL’s substance abuse policy, he was released by the Denver Broncos.
Prater established NFL records for consecutive – goal conversions of 50+ yards (14 field goals) and 55+ yards with the Lions in the 2016 and 2017 seasons (seven field goals).
Matt Prater kicks a field goal from 64 yards, which is the longest in NFL history. Broncos placekicker makes the longest NFL field goal On December 8, 2013, Matt Prater makes a 64-yard field goal to close out the first half.
The 64-yard field goal that the 37-year-old kicker made while playing for the Denver Broncos holds the NFL record for the longest field goal.