Adam Vinatieri Becomes The NFL’s New All-Time Leading Scorer

Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri entered history. His second-quarter 25-yard field goal in the game against the Oakland Raiders made him the league’s all-time leading scorer. He even passed Hall of Fame kicker Morten Anderson.

The future Hall of Famer entered the game with 2,540 points and passed Anderson’s 2,544 points right before the halftime. Adam Vinatieri broke another record this season. The 45-year-old kicker broke the all-time mark for field goals a month ago, and surpassed Anderson’s 565.

Anderson amazed the NFL until he was 47, and Vinatieri has a good chance of playing a few more years.

“I remember Anderson at 45, and I said ‘I can’t believe you’re still doing this.’ I remember him telling me he wanted to make it to 50. To be able to play a couple of decades, I never thought I’d play that long,” Vinatieri said.

The kicker accomplished a lot in his brilliant career. He played with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts and won four Super Bowls. Vinatieri is the only player to score 1,000-plus points for 2 separate teams.

If you are into statistics, Vinatieri owns 16 NFL records, and is not ready to slow down at all. He is 12-of-14 in the regular season, and kicked a couple of 50-yard field goals.

The Colts offered him another year, and Vinatieri is evaluating the situation at the end of each season.

“I don’t ever want to get to a point where it’s, ‘I should have hung it up a year ago.’ I’m not putting a time on it. If we get through the season and we’re trending up, team-wise, if we’re a playoff contender … I want another Super Bowl. If we’ve got a chance here (in Indianapolis) or anywhere else, I’d consider continuing. I’m not overly into moving my family, but if the Colts didn’t want me back and next year’s AFC or NFC champion said, ‘We need you,’ it would be interesting,” he said.