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2 unusual facts about Tom Dempsey


Tom Dempsey

The snap from Jackie Burkett was good, and Dempsey nailed the field goal with a couple of feet to spare.

With time running out in the game, the Saints attempted a field goal with holder Joe Scarpati spotting at the Saints' own 37-yard line.


Matt Bryant

The field goal was the second longest in NFL history (at that time), behind the 63-yarders kicked by Tom Dempsey in 1970, Jason Elam in 1998, Sebastian Janikowski in 2011,David Akers, and Matt Prater in 2013.


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