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The NFL has always been known for gut-wrenching hits, quick moves and last minute "hail Mary" passes that make and break their team. From teams who never won a championship to dynasties with Super Bowl rings for each finger, few stats matter more in football than the all-time leading scorer. While fans love the drop back forty yard pass deep in the end zone, many people don't realize that kickers often land on this coveted spot, notching extra points and field goals every game. Of course, you can't forget the Bradys, Rodgerses, and Montan's of the game. From kicker to quarterback and a few in between, these are the players that turn the tide of a game and throughout their career have been able to sustain one feat more than any other - consistency.
For which team did Jason Elam notched points in his 14-year career? On which team was Al Del Greco touted as being one of the greatest kickers in history? Then of couse, not all leading scorers send the ball sailing through the air: in fact, one of the most famous scorers played for America's Team and kept the ball on the ground. Do you remember which team Emmitt Smith played for? Other teams had career quarterbacks likely to hit the Hall of Fame. With such greats as Bart Starr, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, this team's leading scorer is Ryan Longwell. Do you know the team?
It's time to drop back and spread the pocket for a long ball to the end zone so you can nail this quiz on the NFL's all-time leading scorers!
Al Del Greco is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC South team?
Tennessee Titans
"Automatic Al" played for the Titans from 1991-2000. In that time, he scored 1,060 points. He is considered by many to be the greatest kicker in NFL history.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
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David Akers is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC East team?
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
David Akers played for the Eagles from 1999-2010. His record is 1,323 points. He was selected for the Pro Bowl 6 times during his career.
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Emmitt Smith is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC East team?
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Emmitt Smith played for the Cowboys from 1990 to 2002. His record is 986 points. He is the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
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Fred Cox is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC North team?
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
Fred Cox played for the Vikings from 1963 until 1977. His record stands at 1,365 points. Cox spent his entire career with the Vikings but was drafted by both the Browns and the Titans (he never played for either team).
Chicago Bears
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Gary Anderson is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC North team?
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gary Anderson played for the Steelers from 1982 to 1994. He scored 1,343 points. He also played college ball at Stanford.
Cleveland Browns
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Jason Elam is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC West team?
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Jason Elam played for the Broncos from 1993 to 2007. His record stands at 1,786 points. Elam is also a published author, having co-written the Riley Covington Thriller series.
Oakland Raiders
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Jason Hanson is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC North team?
Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Jason Hanson played for the Lions from 1992 until 2012. His record is 2,150 points. He also holds the NFL record for the most games played with one team, having spent his entire 21-season career with the Lions.
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Jeff Wilkins is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC West team?
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
"Money" Wilkins played for the Rams from 1997 until 2007. His record is 1,223 points. Wilkins also has the distinction of being the last NFL player to kick barefoot, which ended in 2002.
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Jerry Rice is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC West team?
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Rice played for the 49ers from 1985 until 2000. He scored 1,130 points. He is considered to be "the greatest wide receiver in NFL history" and many fans contend that he is "the greatest NFL player of all time".
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
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Jim Bakken is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC West team?
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
Jim Bakken played for the Cardinals from 1962 until 1978. His record stands at 1,380 points. He was voted onto both Professional Football 1960s All-Decade Team (NFL and AFL) and the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team.
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Jim Breech is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC North team?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Breech played for the Bengals from 1980 to 1992. He scored 1,151 points. Breech was famous for wearing a smaller sized cleat on his kicking foot.
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
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John Carney is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC West team?
Los Angeles Chargers
John Carney played for the Chargers from 1990 to 2000. He scored 1,076 points. Carney is ranked 3rd on the NFL list of career scorers.
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
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John Kasay is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC South team?
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
John Kasay played for the Panthers from 1995 to 2010. He scored 1,482 points. Since retiring, Kasay has worked as the athletic director for the Charlotte Christian School.
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Josh Scobee is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC South team?
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Scobee played for the Jaguars from 2004-2014. He scored 1,022 points. Despite moving on and playing for the Steelers and the Saints, Scobee returned to the Jaguars with a special one-day contract so that he could retire from his original team.
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
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Kevin Butler is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC North team?
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
Kevin Butler played for da Bears from 1985 to 1995. His record stands at 1,116 points. Butler was the first kicker ever to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
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Kris Brown is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC South team?
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Kris Brown played for the Texans from 2002 to 2009. He scored 767 points. Brown is very committed to charity work, running both Kris Brown’s Kick Club and the “Kicks for Kids” programs.
Indianapolis Colts
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Lou Groza is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC North team?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
The Toe played for the Browns from 1946 until 1959, took some time off to recover from a back injury, and then played from 1961 to 1967. He scored 1,608 points.
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Mark Moseley is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC East team?
Washington Redskins
Mark Moseley played for the Redskins from 1974 to 1986. His record still stands at 1,206 points. In 1982, Moseley won the MVP award, making him both the only special teams player and the only placekicker to be given an MVP.
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
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Martin Gramatica is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC South team?
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Martin Gramatica played for the Buccaneers from 1993-2004. In that time, he scored 592 points. Gramatica was born in Argentina and moved the US at the age of 9.
Atlanta Falcons
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Matt Bryant is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC South team?
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons
Matt Bryant has been playing for the Falcons since 2009. His record currently stands at 892 but is likely to increase the longer his career goes. Bryant has a long-standing tradition of drinking a chocolate milkshake the night before every game. It seems to be working for him.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Matt Stover is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC North team?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Ravens
Matt Stover played for the Ravens from 1996 until 2008. He scored 1,464 points. He also holds the NFL record for being the oldest player to score in a Superbowl game (at the time, he was 42 years and 11 days old).
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Mike Vanderjagt is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC South team?
Jacksonville Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts
Mike Vanderjagt played for the Colts from 1998 to 2005. He scored 995 points in that time. He also played 4 seasons of Canadian football and is considered to be the most accurate kicker in both the NFL and the CFL.
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
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Morten Andersen is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC South team?
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Morten Andersen played for the Saints from 1982 to 1994. He scored 1,318 points. The Great Dane went from missing the first 8 weeks of his rookie NFL season to being the top league scorer of all time.
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Nick Lowery is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC West team?
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Nick the Kick played for the Chiefs from 1980 to 1993. He scored 1,466 points. He was also an accomplished student, attending Dartmouth and Harvard.
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Norm Johnson is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC West team?
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Norm Johnson played for the Seahawks from 1982 to 1990. His record stands at 810 points. Mr. Automatic is also ranked 10th on the NFL list of all-time scorers.
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
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Olindo Mare is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC East team?
New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
Olindo Mare played for the Dolphins from 1997 to 2006. He scored 1,048 points. Since retiring, he has opened a classic car restoration business in Denver, North Carolina, called Klassic Rides.
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
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Pat Leahy is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC East team?
New York Jets
Pat Leahy played for the Jets from 1974 to 1991. He scored 1,470 points. He currently ranks 20th on the NFL list of league-wide top scorers.
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
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Pete Gogolak is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC East team?
New York Giants
Pete Gogolak played for the Giants from 1966 to 1974. His record still stands at 646 points. Gogolak was a huge proponent of the NFL adopting soccer-style placekicking and is generally considered to be the reason the league adopted the strategy.
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Redskins
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Ryan Longwell is the all-time leading scorer for which NFC North team?
Green Bay Packers
Ryan Longwell played for the Packers from 1997 to 2005. He scored 1,054 points. Longwell technically started his NFL career with the 49ers, but never actually played a game while on their roster.
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
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Sebastian Janikowski is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC West team?
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
Sebastian Janikowski joined the Raiders in 2000 and has scored 1,574 points thus far. In his youth, he was also a talented soccer player, a skill he likely inherited from his father Henryk, who was a professional soccer player.
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
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Stephen Gostkowski is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC East team?
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
Stephen Gostkowski played college football while attending the University of Memphis, as well as college baseball. He has played for the Patriots since 2006 and has scored 1,179 career points so far.
New York Jets
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Steve Christie is the all-time leading scorer for which AFC East team?
New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
Steve Christie played for the Bills from 1992 to 2000, during which he scored 1,011 points. In that time, he also set a team record for the longest field goal kick in Bills history. At 59 yards, it was only 4 yards shy of the all-time NFL record.
New York Jets
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