Cam Little kicks NFL-record 68-yard field goal to end first half

Cam Little kicked the longest field goal in NFL history on Sunday, drilling a 68 yard attempt as the first half expired to cut the Jacksonville Jaguars deficit at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The kick surpassed the previous record of 66 yards set by Justin Tucker in 2021 and sailed cleanly through the uprights with room to spare.

Jacksonville began the late first half sequence at its own 31-yard line with about 28 seconds remaining. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed an 18-yard pass to Parker Washington to reach midfield, and a subsequent spike set up the attempt with four seconds on the clock. Jaguars head coach Liam Coen elected to send out the kicking unit rather than attempt a long Hail Mary. Little’s kick reduced Las Vegas’s lead to 6-3 as the teams headed to halftime.

The make was notable not only for its distance but for its improbability. According to Next Gen Stats, Little had a 4.3 percent chance of making the try, a figure that analysts have pointed to as evidence of the evolving role of leg strength in the league. Little’s kick came two years after an attempted 67-yarder by another kicker was nullified by a timeout and followed several earlier long makes this...