Chris Boswell

K

#9

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 31

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Rice

2021 SEASON

FGA
40
FGM
36
PCT
90
LNG
56

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	LNG	FG Att	FGM	PCT	XP Att	XPM	XPCT	AVG	TB	Ret	Avg
17	Browns	W 26 - 14	50	4	4	100	2	2	100	63.6	1	6	23.3
18	@Ravens	W 16 - 13	40	3	3	100	1	1	100	57	0	5	22.6
16	@Chiefs	L 10 - 36	34	2	1	50	1	1	100	63.3	2	1	20
15	Titans	W 19 - 13	48	5	4	80	1	1	100	63.8	4	2	20
13	Ravens	W 20 - 19	53	2	2	100	1	0	0	64	2	2	30.5
14	@Vikings	L 28 - 36	0	1	0	0	2	2	100	65	5	0
11	@Chargers	L 37 - 41	45	3	3	100	4	4	100	64.1	6	2	22.5
12	@Bengals	L 10 - 41	40	1	1	100	1	1	100	65.7	2	1	12
10	Lions	T 16 - 16	51	3	3	100	1	1	100	63.5	1	5	24.4
9	Bears	W 29 - 27	54	3	3	100	3	2	66.7	65	1	6	22.5
8	@Browns	W 15 - 10	31	1	1	100	0	0		65	2	0
6	Seahawks	W 23 - 20	52	3	3	100	2	2	100	64.8	3	3	32.3
5	Broncos	W 27 - 19	48	2	2	100	3	3	100	63.8	4	2	20
4	@Packers	L 17 - 27	52	1	1	100	2	2	100	61	1	3	15.7
3	Bengals	L 10 - 24	26	2	1	50	1	1	100	66.3	1	2	26.5
2	Raiders	L 17 - 26	56	1	1	100	2	2	100	63.8	3	1	22
1	@Bills	W 23 - 16	45	3	3	100	2	2	100	61.7	2	4	35.8

Career Stats

K Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	BLK	LNG	FG Att	FGM	PCT	XP Att	XPM	XPCT	XBLK	KO	AVG	TB	Ret	Avg
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	0	51	32	29	90.6	27	26	96.3	0		63.7	26	47	22.6
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	49	25	21	84	36	36	100	0		63.1	49	26	24.6
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	1	53	38	35	92.1	39	37	94.9	1		63.6	46	43	21.1
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	50	20	13	65	48	43	89.6	0		62.9	50	31	20.6
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	0	59	20	19	95	38	34	89.5	1		63.7	44	28	21.9
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	0	56	40	36	90	29	27	93.1	0		63.5	40	45	24.2
TOTAL		88	3	59	175	153	87.4	217	203	563.4	2	0	63.4	255	220	22.5

Biography

PRO CAREER

Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
Has played in 100 games over his six-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
Totaled 736career points on 170 field goals and 226 extra-points made
Registered a touchback on 246 of his 470 career kickoffs (52.3%)
Twice named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December 2015, January 2015)
Twice named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6, 2015 and Week 13, 2017)

PRO CAREER

Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
Has played in 100 games over his six-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
Totaled 736career points on 170 field goals and 226 extra-points made
Registered a touchback on 246 of his 470 career kickoffs (52.3%)
Twice named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December 2015, January 2015)
Twice named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6, 2015 and Week 13, 2017)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (REGULAR SEASON)

Ranks third in franchise history with 736 career points (Jeff Reed, 919)
Ranks third in franchise history with 170 career field goals made (Jeff Reed, 204)
Owns the franchise record in career field goal percentage (170-192, .89)
Owns the franchise record in single-season field goal percentage (2020, 19-20, .950)
Owns the franchise record with 25 consecutive field goals made (2019-20, 25)
Ranks fourth in franchise history with 226 career extra-points made (Roy Gerela, 293)
Has recorded 16 field goals of 50-yards or more in his NFL career
His 89.0 field goal percentage ranks second among all NFL kickers with at least 160 field goal attempts since 2015
Sixth player in team history with at least 100 field goals made
Made at least 20 field goals in five of his seven seasons in the NFL
Has converted three or more field goals in a game 28 times
Has converted four or more field goals in a game 10 times
Has recorded six game-winning field goals in his regular-season career (field goals within one minute of regulation or overtime)
Owns the longest FG made in Heinz Field with a 56-yarder vs Las Vegas in Week 2 of 2021
Has completed two seasons (2016: 36-36 / 2019: 28-28) without missing an extra point
Set a single-season franchise record for field goals made in 2017 (35)
Set a single-season franchise record for points in 2017 (142)
One of four players to convert all field goal attempts of 50+ yards in 2017
First player to kick three field goals to win three consecutive games (2017), with the clock reading 0:00 at the end of the play since 2004 (Ryan Longwell)
Tied franchise regular-season single game record for most field goals made (6, Week 16 of 2016 at Cincinnati)
Set franchise regular-season record in 2015 for most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player with 29
Set franchise regular-season record in 2015 for most points (113) by a rookie/first-year player
His 90.6 single-season field goal percentage in 2015 ranked first among rookie/first-year players in franchise history (min. 10 attempts)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (POSTSEASON)

Has played in seven postseason games over his six-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
Totaled 60 career points on 16 field goals and 12 extra-points made
Registered a touchback on 19 of his 41 career postseason kickoffs (58.1%)
Has made 16 postseason field goals, which ranks tied for first in franchise history (Jeff Reed, 16)
Became the first player in NFL postseason history to convert each of his first 16 field goal attempts during the 2016 postseason
Extended his NFL playoff record for consecutive field goals made to begin a postseason career to 16 with a 49-yard field goal vs. Cleveland in the Wild Card round of 2020 playoffs
Scored 61 career postseason points, which ranks sixth in franchise history
Set the NFL and Steelers' record for most field goals made in a single postseason game (6, AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 at Kansas City) during the 2016 postseason
Set the team record for most field goals made (eight) in a single postseason in team history during the 2016 postseason

2021 (STEELERS)

Converted 24 of 26 field goals and 22 of 24 extra points
Converted three or more field goals in a single game five times this season
Broke his own record for the longest field goal made at Heinz Field, converting a 56-yarder in the Steelers home open vs Las Vegas in Week 2
First player in NFL history to make two 50+ yard field goals, make a game-winning field goal and recover an opponent's fumble all in the same game (Week 9 vs. Chicago)
Notched his 100th career game in Week 14 (at Minnesota)

2020 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 games during the regular season and the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Cleveland
Converted 19 of 20 field goals for a career-high 95.0 field goal percentage – the highest single season field goal percentage in franchise history
Made a franchise record 25 consecutive field goals, which was the longest active streak in the NFL when it ended in Week 11 of 2020 at Jacksonville

2019 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 16 games
Converted 29 of 31 field goals for a career-high 93.5 field goal percentage – the second-highest single season field goal percentage in franchise history
Sixth player in team history with at least 100 field goals made

2018 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 15 games
Converted 13 of 20 field goals and added a career-high 43 extra points, which marked the eighth-most in a season in team history
Converted seven extra points – tied for the second-most in a single game in team history.

2017 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 games during the regular season and the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Jacksonville
Set single-season franchise records for field goals made (35) and points (142)
Finished tied for fourth in the NFL in points and tied for fifth in field goals made
Converted all field goal attempts of 50+ yards
Recorded four game-winning field goals (field goals within one minute of regulation or overtime)
Kicked three field goals to win games with the clock reading 0:00 at the end of the play, tying the most in single-season history since the merger in 1970
Broke a tie with Mike Clark (1964-67: 57) for the sole possession of the eighth-most field goals made in franchise history on his 29-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Jacksonville in Week 5
Surpassed Lou Michaels (62) for the seventh-most field goals made in franchise history vs. Cincinnati in Week 7
Converted five field goal attempts, (22-, 24-, 41-, 49- and 25-yards), tying as the fourth-most in a single-game in franchise history and the second-most in his NFL career (6, Dec. 18, 2016 at Cincinnati) vs. Cincinnati in Week 7
Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 13 at Cincinnati when he converted each of his three field goal attempts, 30-, 37- and 38-yards
His 38-yard game-winning field goal was the fourth game-winning kick in his regular-season career (within one minute of regulation or overtime)

2016 (STEELERS)

Played in 15 games during the regular season (inactive due to an abdominal injury 12/4 vs. N.Y. Giants) and in all three postseason contests
Connected on a single-season career-high 11 made field goals from 40-49 yards during the regular season
Perfect 36-of-36 on PATs during the regular season
Totaled a single-season career-high 49 touchbacks in the regular season
Connected on eight-of-eight on FGs during the postseason, setting a franchise record for most field goals made in a single postseason in franchise history
Set the franchise record for most field goals made from 40 yards or longer in a single game (five) in Week 15 at Cincinnati
His five made field goals from 40 yards or longer are tied for the most in a single game in NFL history (Mason Crosby, 11/22/15) since 1960
Set the NFL and Steelers' record for most field goals made in a single postseason game (six) at Kansas City in the AFC Divisional Playoff
First Steeler to record multiple games with at least four made field goals during the postseason

2015 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 12 games during the regular season and in both postseason contests after being signed on October 3
His 29 made field goals during the regular season are tied for the sixth-most field goals made in a single regular season in team history
His 90.6% field goal accuracy is tied for sixth on the team's all-time single regular season field goal percentage list
Seventh kicker in team history to record 110 points in a single season
Second player in team history (Gary Anderson, 1989) to record multiple games with at least three made field goals in a single postseason
Made all four of his field goal attempts (47, 48, 51 and 28) vs. Arizona in Week 6 and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Connected on a game-winning 18-yarder – first of his career -- with two seconds remaining in the game vs. Oakland in Week 9
Totaled at least 10 points in six straight games, tying a franchise record held by Gary Anderson (1985)
Kicked a game-winning 35-yarder with 14 seconds remaining in the AFC Wild Card Game at Cincinnati and set the record for the most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player in a playoff game
Ninth rookie/first-year kicker in NFL history to reach 20 points in a single postseason
His seven field goals made in a single postseason were the second-most in NFL history by a rookie/first-year player

2014 (TEXANS)

Spent one week (Week 3) on the Texans' practice squad

COLLEGE

Saw action in 51 games for Rice (2010-13), both as a kicker and punter
Finished his career 65-of-88 on field goals and 164-172 on PATs for a total of 359 points
His 65 field goals and 164 PATs were both school records when his career ended
His 65 career field goals were also the third-most in Conference USA history when his career ended
Added 16 punts for 647 yards (40.4 avg.)
Selected to play in the Senior Bowl following the 2013 season
Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week three times
Set then school single-season records for field goals (23) and points (114) in 2012
Named First-Team All-Conference USA by Rivals.com, second team by Phil Steele and was an honorable mention selection by Conference USA coaches in 2011
Earned All-Freshman honors from league coaches in 2010
Majored in kinesiology

PERSONAL

Attended Fossil Ridge High School (Forth Worth, Texas)
Four-time, All-District 5-5A selection
Converted on 39-of-43 field goals in his career and was perfect on 172 career PAT attempts
Named AP All-State first team and to the Texas Sportswriters Association Class 5A All-State second team as a senior
Selected to play in the 2009 US Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Also played baseball and soccer
Son of Rick and Dawn Boswell
Full name: Christopher Lynn Boswell

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