During a time when soccer-style kickers were not the norm in the NFL, Nick Mike-Mayer gave the Falcons a rookie season to remember. For a franchise that was struggling to find itself in 1973, the soccer import from Italy hit all 34 of his extra points, 68.4 percent of his field goals and a then-franchise record five field goals in a win over the first-place Los Angeles Rams.
He was rewarded with a trip to the Pro Bowl.