2016 NFL Clutch Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of clutch kicks (fourth quarter or overtime, within eight points) that a kicker made. The samples are small, so this number moves a lot from season to season.

Treat it as a story, not a skill rating. Attempts are shown under each percentage. In 2016, Nick Novak (100.0%) led NFL kickers in clutch field goal percentage, ahead of Matt Prater (100.0%) and Justin Tucker (100.0%). 28 kickers qualify (minimum 3 clutch attempts). The median qualified kicker had 80.9%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Clutch %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	100.0%	35-41	85.4%	53	3-6	−0.41
2	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	100.0%	31-36	86.1%	58	7-7	+1.39
3	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	100.0%	38-39	97.4%	57	10-10	+6.99
4	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	100.0%	27-32	84.4%	56	3-6	+0.34
5	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	100.0%	31-35	88.6%	54	2-2	+0.04
6	Josh Brown	New York Giants	100.0%	11-12	91.7%	48	0-1	+0.36
7	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	100.0%	19-22	86.4%	54	2-4	+0.30
8	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	100.0%	26-30	86.7%	53	1-2	−0.38
9	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	100.0%	22-24	91.7%	53	3-5	+2.12
10	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	87.5%	34-42	81.0%	53	3-7	−2.01
11	Nick Folk	New York Jets	85.7%	27-31	87.1%	51	2-4	−0.40
12	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	83.3%	27-32	84.4%	53	2-4	−0.37
13	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	83.3%	28-34	82.4%	57	3-7	−0.73
14	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	81.8%	35-41	85.4%	55	4-6	+0.04
15	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	80.0%	18-23	78.3%	54	1-3	−2.27
16	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	77.8%	29-34	85.3%	55	3-6	+0.24
17	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	77.8%	33-37	89.2%	53	1-1	−0.33
18	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	71.4%	30-38	78.9%	54	3-6	−1.43
19	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	66.7%	16-21	76.2%	55	1-2	−2.78
20	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	66.7%	21-28	75.0%	60	3-6	−1.99
21	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	66.7%	26-32	81.3%	47	0-3	−1.98
22	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	66.7%	29-35	82.9%	56	3-8	−0.02
23	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	66.7%	12-16	75.0%	50	1-2	−1.45
24	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	66.7%	19-25	76.0%	54	1-2	−2.41
25	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	66.7%	23-29	79.3%	47	0-3	−2.52
26	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	60.0%	27-34	79.4%	56	7-12	+0.47
27	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	60.0%	22-31	71.0%	43	0-1	−5.31
28	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	50.0%	20-25	80.0%	51	1-1	−1.26

All 2016 NFL kicker rankings

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