2016 NFL 20-29 Yard Field Goals Leaders

Field goals from 20 to 29 yards made. Short kicks from 20 to 29 yards are close to automatic in the modern game, so misses here stand out.

Look at attempts as well as makes, shown under each number. In 2016, Caleb Sturgis (12) led NFL kickers in 20-29 yard field goals, ahead of Dustin Hopkins (12) and Matt Bryant (12). 35 kickers qualify.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	20-29 made	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	12	35-41	85.4%	55	4-6	+0.04
2	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	12	34-42	81.0%	53	3-7	−2.01
3	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	12	34-37	91.9%	59	6-8	+2.63
4	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	12	35-41	85.4%	53	3-6	−0.41
5	Nick Folk	New York Jets	12	27-31	87.1%	51	2-4	−0.40
6	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	11	33-37	89.2%	53	1-1	−0.33
7	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	10	31-36	86.1%	58	7-7	+1.39
8	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	9	29-34	85.3%	55	3-6	+0.24
9	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	9	27-32	84.4%	56	3-6	+0.34
10	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	9	23-29	79.3%	47	0-3	−2.52
11	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	9	29-35	82.9%	56	3-8	−0.02
12	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	9	27-32	84.4%	53	2-4	−0.37
13	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	8	19-25	76.0%	54	1-2	−2.41
14	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	8	31-35	88.6%	54	2-2	+0.04
15	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	8	16-21	76.2%	55	1-2	−2.78
16	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	7	27-34	79.4%	56	7-12	+0.47
17	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	7	26-32	81.3%	47	0-3	−1.98
18	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	7	28-34	82.4%	57	3-7	−0.73
19	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	7	18-23	78.3%	54	1-3	−2.27
20	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	6	20-25	80.0%	51	1-1	−1.26
21	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	6	26-30	86.7%	53	1-2	−0.38
22	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	5	19-22	86.4%	54	2-4	+0.30
23	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	5	15-15	100.0%	51	1-1	+1.57
24	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	22-31	71.0%	43	0-1	−5.31
25	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	5	21-28	75.0%	60	3-6	−1.99
26	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	4	30-38	78.9%	54	3-6	−1.43
27	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	4	38-39	97.4%	57	10-10	+6.99
28	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	4	18-21	85.7%	53	1-2	+0.69
29	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	4	8-9	88.9%	44	0-0	+0.03
30	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	4	22-24	91.7%	53	3-5	+2.12
31	Adam Vinatieri	Indianapolis Colts	3	27-31	87.1%	54	7-9	+2.07
32	Josh Brown	New York Giants	3	11-12	91.7%	48	0-1	+0.36
33	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	3	10-10	100.0%	47	0-0	+1.16
34	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	21-25	84.0%	49	0-2	+0.65
35	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	1	12-16	75.0%	50	1-2	−1.45

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