Since Adam Vinatieri arrived in Foxboro in 1996, the Patriots have had remarkable stability at placekicker. They’ve used just three kickers — the fewest in a league that has averaged 8.4 since then — with Stephen Gostkowski replacing Vinatieri in 2006 and Shayne Graham filling in for eight games in 2010.
Here is a break down of the number of kickers used by the league’s 32 teams since 1996:
3: Patriots
4: Baltimore, Green Bay, Indianapolis
5: St.Louis/Los Angeles Rams
6: Atlanta, Carolina, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston Texans, Seattle, Houston/Tennessee
7: Cincinnati, Denver, Oakland
8: Buffalo, Jacksonville, New York Jets, Pittsburgh
9: Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
10: Chicago
11: Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa
12: Dallas, New York Giants
13: Arizona, San Francisco
19: Washington