In the last 20 years approximately 25% of all football games are decided by 3pts or less and nearly 50% by 7 pts or less…that tells me that one of the most important players on the field is the place kicker!
Each week of the NFL football season I tried to shine a light on the reality that kickers matter with the VanderJacked Award.
Here is the list of weekly winners and the weeks they won:
Adam Vinateri 16,2
Ryan Succop 15,4
Sebastian Janikowski 12,1
Nick Novak 8,5
Matt Prater 14
Connor Barth 13
Matt Bryant 11
Steve Hauschka 10
David Akers 9
Josh Scobee 7
Billy Cundiff 6
Dan Bailey 3
And now we would like to present the First Annual VanderJacked of the Year Award to this years most outstanding kicker…and the winner is………
Lexington native and former UL Cardinal David Akers!
The San Francisco kicker had a stellar year and helped propel the resurgence of the Niners. Akers was 31-32 inside of 40 yards and a total of 44-52 from field goal range. Akers set records for most poin...
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