NFL Kicks of the Week, Week 4: Andre Szmyt Wins It From 56, Tyler Loop Hits 64
By FKS Journal · Published · 4 min read
Week 4 had both kinds of great kick: one that won a rivalry game on a Thursday night, and one that was just ridiculous. Andre Szmyt beat Pittsburgh from 56 yards in the final seconds. Three days later Tyler Loop hit from 64, the longest field goal of the 2026 season so far.
Kick of the Week: Andre Szmyt, 56 yards, Browns over Steelers
Cleveland led 21-7 late in the first half and watched it disappear. Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie it at 24. Deshaun Watson then drove the Browns into long field goal range, losing four yards on a sack with 19 seconds left along the way. On Thursday night, with the AFC North lead on the line, Andre Szmyt hit a 56-yarder straight down the middle. Grant Delpit intercepted Rodgers's last throw to end it.
Andre Szmyt, 56 yards · Browns vs. SteelersMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:15Score before TiedFinal Browns won 27-24Operation Snap: Rex Sunahara · Hold: Corey BojorquezConditions Outdoors, 77°F, wind 11 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
A 56-yarder is roughly a 64% kick by our model, and NFL kickers made 172 of 271 from 55 to 57 yards over the last five seasons, 63%. Szmyt had made 21 straight before this one. The Cleveland Browns are 3-1.
Runner-up: Tyler Loop, 64 yards, to end the half
Tyler Loop, 64 yards · Ravens vs. TitansClock at the snap Q2 0:05Score before Ravens up 14Final Ravens won 24-18Operation Snap: Nick Moore · Hold: Ryan EckleyConditions Outdoors, 62°F, wind 6 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
The Ravens were already up 21-7 on Tennessee when Tyler Loop lined up a 64-yarder with five seconds left in the first half. Over the five seasons before this one, NFL kickers made 6 of 17 kicks from 63 to 65 yards. Loop's made it 24-7. The Ravens say it's the longest field goal ever kicked at M&T Bank Stadium and the second-longest in team history, behind Justin Tucker's 66-yarder in Detroit in 2021. Loop missed a 40-yarder wide left in the fourth quarter. A week earlier he had won a game from 56 in Rio (NFL Kicks of the Week, Week 3: Tyler Loop's 56-Yard Walk-Off in Rio).
Third: Chad Ryland, 60 yards, Cardinals at Giants
Chad Ryland, 60 yards · Cardinals vs. GiantsClock at the snap Q2 0:02Score before Cardinals down 5Final Giants won 36-24Operation Snap: Casey Kreiter · Hold: Blake GillikinConditions Outdoors, 63°F, wind 9 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Chad Ryland hit a 60-yarder at the end of the first half to pull Arizona within two at MetLife Stadium. The Giants pulled away to win 36-24, but it's one of only two 60-yard makes this week.
Fourth: Trey Smack, 58 yards, Packers at Bucs
Trey Smack, 58 yards · Packers vs. BuccaneersClock at the snap Q2 0:02Score before TiedFinal Packers won 17-14Operation Snap: Matthew Orzech · Hold: Daniel WhelanConditions Outdoors, 86°F, wind 3 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
The rookie keeps showing up here. Trey Smack hit a 58-yarder with two seconds left in the first half of a tied game, and Green Bay won 17-14 in Tampa. That's his second make of 58 or longer this season, after a 59-yarder in Week 1.
Fifth: Jake Elliott, 56 yards, Eagles vs. Rams
Jake Elliott, 56 yards · Eagles vs. RamsClock at the snap Q2 11:02Score before TiedFinal Rams won 24-20Operation Snap: Rocco Underwood · Hold: Braden MannConditions Outdoors, 62°F, wind 9 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Jake Elliott hit a 56-yarder in the second quarter of a tied game at home against the Rams. Philadelphia lost 24-20.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Field goals made
60 of 68 (88.2%)
Expected makes for those kicks
56.4
50+ yards
16 of 21
55+ yards
6 of 9
Under 40 yards
30 of 30
Walk-off field goals
1
Longest make
64 yards, Tyler Loop (Baltimore Ravens)
MAKE leader for the week
Spencer Shrader (Indianapolis Colts), 3-3, MAKE +0.71
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, NFL Week 4 Made MissedEach mark sits where the ball was held; the goalposts are on the right. Marks at the same distance are spread out so they don't overlap.
Week 4 was the best long-range week of the season so far: 16 makes from 50 or more, against 13, 11 and 11 in the first three weeks.
How we pick the Kicks of the Week
Every made field goal gets a Kick Score: how unlikely it was (one minus the make chance, times 10), plus 0.15 for each yard past 45, plus the moment: 8 for a walk-off winner, 4 for a go-ahead kick, 3 for a tying kick, 1 for any other fourth-quarter or overtime kick in a one-score game. The moment counts in full on kicks with a make chance of 60% or less and shrinks on chip shots, so a long bomb can outrank a short winner. Make chances come from the same distance and conditions model behind the MAKE Rankings. A kicker can appear at most twice. Next week: NFL Kicks of the Week, Week 5: Cam Little Silences the Eagles From 57 in London.
Data: nflverse play-by-play (CC BY 4.0); make chances, Kick Scores and MAKE by FKS.
43%Houston Texans, the highest share (174 of 404 points)
22%Buffalo Bills, the lowest share (105 of 481 points)
Kicker points are 3 per field goal and 1 per extra point, divided by each team’s points in the same games. A high share can mean a great kicker, or an offense that often stalls before the end zone, so read it next to MAKE.
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