Back to the Indianapolis Colts Newsfeed

Adam Vinatieri hits 566th field goal to set NFL record

INDIANAPOLIS - Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri passed Hall-of-Famer Morten Andersen for the most field goals in NFL history late in the first half of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.

Vinatieri made a 42-yard field goal to give him 566 for his career with two seconds left in the first half. He needed 38 fewer field goal attempts than Andersen to break the record. Vinatieri, who, too, is a future Hall of Famer, has made 303 field goals during his 13 years with the Colts and 263 during his first 10 years with the New England Patriots.