2018 NFL 40-49 Yard Field Goals Leaders

Field goals from 40 to 49 yards made. This is the range where a kicker's job is decided: long enough to miss, short enough that a miss is costly.

Look at attempts as well as makes, shown under each number. In 2018, Ka'imi Fairbairn (12) led NFL kickers in 40-49 yard field goals, ahead of Wil Lutz (11) and Mason Crosby (11). 40 kickers qualify.

Final 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	40-49 made	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	12	37-42	88.1%	54	4-6	+1.68
2	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	11	28-30	93.3%	54	2-3	+2.26
3	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	11	30-37	81.1%	53	5-7	−0.09
4	Jason Myers	New York Jets	10	33-36	91.7%	56	6-7	+3.72
5	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	10	26-29	89.7%	56	4-5	+2.72
6	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	9	33-34	97.1%	53	2-2	+2.92
7	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	9	35-39	89.7%	56	5-7	+2.21
8	Cody Parkey	Chicago Bears	9	23-30	76.7%	50	1-2	−2.86
9	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	9	17-21	81.0%	50	3-3	0.00
10	Sebastian Janikowski	Seattle Seahawks	8	22-27	81.5%	56	3-5	−0.63
11	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	7	20-25	80.0%	53	2-7	+0.07
12	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	7	20-21	95.2%	57	4-5	+2.72
13	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	7	26-31	83.9%	56	2-5	−0.42
14	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	7	18-20	90.0%	50	1-1	+0.79
15	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	7	22-27	81.5%	54	4-7	+0.13
16	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	7	29-36	80.6%	62	6-7	−0.83
17	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	6	32-33	97.0%	57	4-5	+3.09
18	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	6	19-23	82.6%	51	2-5	−0.34
19	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	6	24-27	88.9%	54	2-4	+0.49
20	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	5	15-16	93.8%	59	1-2	+1.30
21	Adam Vinatieri	Indianapolis Colts	5	23-27	85.2%	54	4-6	−0.03
22	Greg Joseph	Cleveland Browns	5	17-20	85.0%	51	1-2	−0.05
23	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	5	28-32	87.5%	54	3-5	+0.75
24	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	5	26-30	86.7%	54	3-4	−0.02
25	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	13-20	65.0%	50	1-1	−3.81
26	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	4	14-16	87.5%	63	3-4	+1.04
27	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	4	27-31	87.1%	56	4-6	+0.40
28	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	4	27-32	84.4%	52	2-5	−0.78
29	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	4	21-28	75.0%	52	1-2	−2.92
30	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	19-21	90.5%	57	4-5	+1.73
31	Matt McCrane	Las Vegas Raiders	3	8-12	66.7%	47	0-2	−1.68
32	Cairo Santos	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	14-18	77.8%	45	0-1	−1.58
33	Caleb Sturgis	Los Angeles Chargers	3	9-13	69.2%	49	0-1	−1.87
34	Giorgio Tavecchio	Atlanta Falcons	2	5-5	100.0%	56	2-2	+0.97
35	Mike Nugent	Las Vegas Raiders	2	6-6	100.0%	52	1-1	+0.92
36	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	2	9-14	64.3%	55	2-5	−1.83
37	Kai Forbath	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	4-5	80.0%	41	0-1	−0.27
38	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	1	5-8	62.5%	43	0-1	−1.97
39	Sam Ficken	Los Angeles Rams	0	1-3	33.3%	34	0-0	−1.68
40	Chandler Catanzaro	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	16-20	80.0%	59	3-3	−1.42

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