Matt Stover

Matt Stover is a professional football kicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. On November 16, 2008, Stover set an NFL record as he kicked his 372nd consecutive point after touchdown.ESPN.com: Stover converts 372nd consecutive PAT, setting NFL record He previously played for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.

Matt Stover attended Louisiana Tech University and got a degree in marketing. As a football players, he kicked and also punted senior season. As a freshman, Stover was named Rookie of the Year. He made 15 of 23 field goal attempts as a junior and 15 of 20 as a senior. Stover had seven career field goals of greater than 50 yards and a longest punt of 57 yards. He was named to the all conference team as a senior.http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=596

Matt Stover was drafted by the New York Giants in 1990, but was placed on injured reserve on September 4 and never played with the Giants. In 1991, he joined the Cleveland Browns and became the first-string kicker. Stover was a member of the Browns in 1996 when the franchise moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens. Stover was selected to his first and only Pro Bowl in 2000 and won a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens that same season.Baltimore Ravens: Matt Stover

He made a career long 55 yard field goal during his rookie season on November 17, 1991. He also made a game winning 45 yard field goal on September 15, 1991 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Stover had made only a little more than 70 percent of his field goals during his first three years in the league. But in 1994 he connected on 28 of 30 field goal attempts for 92.9 percent success rate. On September 21, 1997 Stover made five field goals against the Tennessee Titans, which tied the Ravens record for most field goals made in a game. In 2000 Stover made a career high 35 field goals on 39 attempts. On October 21, 2001 Stover set a record when he made his 32nd consecutive field goal, breaking the old mark set by Fred Cox. In 2006, Matt Stover had his finest season when he converted on 28 of 30 attempts for 93.3 percent success rate. In 2009, he took over the kicking duties for the Indianapolis Colts when Adam Vinatieri got injured. Stover converted on 9 of 11 field goal attempts and all 33 of his extra point attempts.http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=596 In the Super Bowl against the New Orleans Saints, Stover made a 38 yard field goal and missed a 51 yard field goal. He also converted two extra points in the Colts 31-17 defeathttp://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=300207011

During his career, Stover has been named Special Teams Player of the Week seven times and Special Teams Player of the Month three times. Entering Super Bowl XLIV, Stover has appeared in 15 playoff games. Through the 2009 season, Stover has made 471 field goals out of 563 attempts and 591 out of 594 extra point attempts.http://www.nfl.com/players/mattstover/profile?id=STO772332

On May 17, 2010 it was reported that Stover, who is an unrestricted free agent, might retire if he cannot sign with a team in contention for the Super Bowl.http://ind.scout.com/2/970542.html

• 1991: 16 field goals, 22 attempts, 33 extra points, 34 attempts, 55 yards - longest field goal
• 1992: 21 field goals, 29 attempts, 29 extra points, 30 attempts, 51 yards - longest field goal
• 1993: 16 field goals, 22 attempts, 36 extra points, 36 attempts, 53 yards - longest field goal
• 1994: 26 field goals, 28 attempts, 32 extra points, 32 attempts, 45 yards - longest field goal
• 1995: 29 field goals, 33 attempts, 26 extra pionts, 26 attempts, 47 yards - longest field goal
• 1996: 19 field goals, 25 attempts, 34 extra points, 35 attempts, 50 yards - longest field goal
• 1997: 26 field goals, 34 attempts, 32 extra points, 32 attempts, 49 yards - longest field goal
• 1998: 21 field goals, 28 attempts, 24 extra points, 24 attempts, 48 yards - longest field goal
• 1999: 28 field goals, 33 attempts, 32 extra points, 32 attempts, 50 yards - longest field goal
• 2000: 35 field goals, 39 attempts, 30 extra points, 30 attempts, 51 yards - longest field goal
• 2001: 30 field goals, 35 attempts, 25 extra points, 25 attempts, 49 yards - longest field goal
• 2002: 21 field goals, 25 attempts, 33 extra points, 33 attempts, 51 yards - longest field goal
• 2003: 33 field goals, 38 attempts, 35 extra points, 35 attempts, 49 yards - longest field goal
• 2004: 29 field goals, 32 attempts, 30 extra points, 30 attempts, 50 yards - longest field goal
• 2005: 30 field goals, 34 attempts, 23 extra points, 23 attempts, 49 yards - longest field goal
• 2006: 28 field goals, 30 attempts, 37 extra points, 37 attempts, 52 yards - longest field goal
• 2007: 27 field goals, 32 attempts, 26 extra points, 26 attempts, 49 yards - longest field goal
• 2008: 27 field goals, 33 attempts, 41 extra points, 41 attempts, 47 yards - longest field goal
• 2009: 9 field goals, 11 attempts, 33 extra points, 33 attempts, 43 yards - longest field goal