Chris Boswell field goal record: How Steelers kicker can break David Akers’ NFL single-season mark

The Steelers have already clinched a playoff berth entering Week 16, but their offense still has some history to chase.

Kicker Chris Boswell has been excellent throughout the 2024 season, playing a significant role in a Pittsburgh offense that enters Week 16 ranking 11th in the league with 24.0 points per game. The 33-year-old, who’s been with the Steelers since 2015, is on a record-breaking pace when it comes to field goals. With three games remaining, he has a shot at setting a new NFL record for made field goals in a single season.

How could Boswell pass David Akers for the most field goals in an NFL season? Here’s a breakdown of Boswell’s kicking pace, the updated single-season field goals leaderboard and more.

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Chris Boswell single-season field goal record pace

Boswell has 38 field goals through 14 games, putting him on pace for around 46 field goals by the end of the 17-game regular season. That would be a new NFL record, as Akers currently has the most field goals in a season with 44 in 2011.

Pittsburgh’s veteran kicker has attempted 41 field goals, giving him a conversion percentage of 92.7 percent so far. Those 41 attempts are already a career-high for Boswell, as the most he had attempted in a season before was 40 in 2021. As of Week 15, he broke his own Steelers’ franchise record for single-season field goals. 

Boswell currently leads the NFL in field goals made (38), field goals attempted (41) and is tied for the lead in extra-point percentage (100.0 percent). Through his first 10 games, he led the league with 29 field goals, and although his pace has slightly slowed down since then, he’s still within range of Akers’ single-season record.

A pair of dominant kicking games have helped immensely in Boswell’s chase for history. In both Week 1 against the Falcons and Week 11 against the Ravens, the Steelers kicker connected on six field goals, becoming just the second kicker in NFL history to have at least six made field goals in two separate games in a single season.

Boswell has made 87.9 percent of his field goals throughout his 10-year career, and he’s now having his best season yet.

Here’s a look at his season-by-season numbers, all of them being with the Steelers: 

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NFL single-season field goal record

Akers still leads the way with 44 made field goals on 52 attempts in 2011. The feat also came when the NFL was still operating on a 16-game regular season, so if Boswell is going to claim the record without any type of asterisk, it’d have to come by the end of Week 17. 

Here’s a look at the current leaders for most single-season field goals in NFL history:

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Steelers remaining 2024 schedule

Boswell has three games left to break Akers’ record, and it begins with a Week 16 matchup against the Ravens. 

Here’s a look at the Steelers’ final three games:

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