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David Akers Nails A 63-Yard Field Goal Off The Bottom Crossbar To End The Half

by Dylan Murphy | 6:21 pm, September 9th, 2012

The San Francisco 49ers lead the Green Bay Packers 16-7 at the half, due in large part to their Pro Bowl kicker David Akers. His talents were on particular display at the end of the first half, when he attempted a 63-yard field goal as time expired.

The field goal went through the uprights, but not before clanking off the bottom crossbar, shooting straight up into the air, and barely landing on the scoring side of the uprights. The Packers’ Randall Cobb tried to reach up and block the kick from just below the uprights, but it was to no avail.

Akers tied the record for longest NFL field goal ever at 63 yards, and now he finds himself in the company of Jason Elam, Tom Dempsey and Sebastian Janikowski as fellow record holders.

Video via CJ Fogler

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Rick

There’s a top crossbar?
Anonymous

As opposed to the other one(s).
Anonymous

Loved the shocked look on his face

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