Chris Boswell

PRO CAREER

• Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
• Has played in 104 games over his seven-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
• Totaled 777 career points on 182 field goals and 231 extra-points made
• 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)
• Made NFL debut in Week 5 of 2015 (at San Diego)

PRO CAREER

• Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
• Has played in 104 games over his seven-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
• Totaled 777 career points on 182 field goals and 231 extra-points made
• 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)
• Made NFL debut in Week 5 of 2015 (at San Diego)

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