Adam Vinatieri has the two most important field goals in Super Bowl history. That’s no surprise, given the circumstances under which they were kicked.
The first is the 48-yarder that beat the defending champion Rams as time ran out in Super Bowl XXXVI.
It was an impressive kick given the difficulty and the situation. That season, kickers converted 54 percent of field-goal tries from 47 to 49 yards (in 2015, they made 71 percent).
Two years later, Vinatieri got another chance at a high-pressure kick. This one was a little easier, a 41-yarder with four seconds remaining, to give the Patriots a three-point lead over the Panthers.