Jason Elam

Jason Elam (born March 8, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Denver Broncos.

His 56-yarder at Houston was the longest of his career and the second longest in franchise history behind Steinfort 57-yarder vs. Washington in 1980.

Elam made a franchise-record 13 consecutive field goals during the middle of the season, beginning with a 30-yarder at Seattle Seahawks and ending with a 35-yarder vs. the Chargers.

On December 24 vs. the Oakland Raiders, Elam scored 11 points, including the game-winning 37-yard field goal with 48 seconds remaining, in Denver's 31–28 victory.

In four years (1988-1992) as the placekicker for the University of Hawaii at Mānoa football team, Elam scored the third-most points in NCAA history (397) and tied for the second-most field goals kicked (79).

He was selected by Denver in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons with the Broncos and two with the Atlanta Falcons.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Elam won two Super Bowl rings with the Broncos and was tied with Tom Dempsey, Sebastian Janikowski, and David Akers for the longest field goal in NFL history at 63 yards.

Elam was drafted by the Broncos in the third round (70th pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.

Elam holds NFL records for best extra point conversion percentage (.995), most consecutive seasons with at least 100 points (15), fastest to 300 successful field goals, and fastest to 1,600 and 1,700 points.

Elam was also the first player in NFL history to score at least 200 points against three or more teams: the San Diego Chargers (222), Oakland Raiders (215), and Kansas City Chiefs (203).

Elam is tied with Steve Christie, Jason Hanson, and Jim Breech for the most overtime field goals with nine.

In 1995, he finished tied for third in the NFL in scoring with 132 points and tied for second in field goals made with 31 as he was voted to his first Pro Bowl.

On the season, he was 31 for 38 (.816) on field-goal attempts and 39 for 39 on extra-point attempts.

His breakthrough season also included second-team All-Pro honors from both Associated Press and All-AFC honors from Pro Football Weekly.

He set the tone for his stellar season in the opener vs. Buffalo Bills, tying a Broncos single-game record with five successful field goals in six attempts (22, 52, 20, 38 and 37 yards).

It was the second time in 1995 that Elam had kicked a game-winning field goal in the final minute.

In 1996, he converted 21 of 28 field goal attempts with a .750 percentage and all 46 extra-point attempts to lead the Broncos with 109 points.

He also tied the team record for most extra points in a game with six against the Baltimore Ravens in a 45–34 Broncos win.

He connected on his only 50-yard-plus field goal of the 1996 season at San Diego in the regular-season finale.

In the 1997 season, he converted 26 of 36 field-goal attempts (.722) and tied his own franchise record for extra points in a season by going a perfect 46 of 46.

His 124 total points on the season ranked second in the AFC (fourth in the NFL), and his 46 extra points led the AFC and were second in the NFL.

During the postseason, he was perfect, converting all 15 extra-point attempts and both field goal attempts of 43 and 51 yards.

His 51-yard field goal in Super Bowl XXXII against the Green Bay Packers was the second longest in Super Bowl history since Steve Christie's 54-yarder for the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII as well as the longest in Broncos postseason history.

He passed the 500-point plateau with his final extra-point attempt at Seattle, becoming only the third Bronco in history to do so and the fastest in terms of games played (66).

He also kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal in overtime at Buffalo, the second time in his career that Elam had won a game for the Broncos in overtime.

He tied his own franchise record with five field goals at Kansas City Chiefs, matching the standard achieved previously by himself.

In 1998, Elam was selected to his second Pro Bowl and was named second-team All-NFL by the Associated Press and All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly and Football News.

He enjoyed his finest season statistically in 1998, converting 23 of 27 field goal attempts for a career-best and franchise-record percentage of .852.

He also made all 58 extra-point attempts for 127 total points.

On October 25, 1998, Elam kicked a 63-yard field goal to end the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars, tying Tom Dempsey's 28-year-old record for the longest field goal in NFL history.

Elam was named to the Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team in 2009.

Elam scored 119 points throughout his rookie season, placing him fourth in the AFC (seventh in NFL) for points scored, while his 26 field goals tied for the fourth-highest total in team history.

Elam was successful on four of six field goal attempts longer than 50 yards.

His 54-yarder against San Diego Chargers was the fourth-longest in team history.

He held the record for all-time leading scorer in the Western Athletic Conference until 2010 and was a three-time All-WAC selection.

He is Hawaii's career leader in field goals made and field goal percentage.

Elam majored in communications at the University of Hawaii.

That record was broken by another Bronco, Matt Prater, in 2013 with a 64-yard field goal, which was then broken by Justin Tucker in 2021 with a 66-yard field goal.

Elam attended Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, and lettered in football, swimming and track.

In football, he was a first-team all-county honoree and second-team all-state.