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Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little capped a brilliant rookie season with two long FGs
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Two-thirds of the Jacksonville Jaguars specialists made the Pro Bowl Games last week.
The odd player out was the one who gave the team a chance to win their final regular-season game on Sunday.
Rookie kicker Cam Little punctuated an outstanding rookie season by making all three of his field-goal attempts, two from 53 yards out and another from 28 yards, in the Jaguars' 26-23 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Little's second 53-yarder came with 1:49 left in the game to give the Jaguars a 23-23 tie. The Colts won the toss for the first overtime possession and Matt Gay kicked a 38-yarder with 4:37 left in the 10-minute period.
Little was either going to get a chance to match that with another field goal, watch from the sidelines if the Jaguars scored a game-winning touchdown, or do likewise if the Colts defense held.
It was the latter, giving the Jags (4-13) their 10thloss in one-score games this season.
Little had delivered one of the three one-score victories on Oct. 6 against the Colts, with a 49-yard field goal with 17 seconds left in a 34-31 victory. He had three games with three or more field goals this season, two against the Colts.
Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Cam Little (39) kicks a field goal Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Little finished the season by making 27 of 29 field-goal attempts (93.1 percent) and all 27 of his conversion attempts for 108 points.
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Punter and holder Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matisick were named to the Pro Bowl games last week but Little was beaten out by Pittsburgh 's Chris Boswell (41 of 44 field-goal attempts, 93.2 percent, 158 points).
Little sets new Jaguars standards for rookies
Little's consolation is that he became the most prolific rookie kicker in franchise history.
Little's short field goal near the end of the first half gave him the record for points in one season as a rookie with 104, passing Fred Taylor (102 in 1998). Little also broke a second-place tie with Josh Scobee (2004) and broke Jason Myers ' rookie record with 27 field goals this season.
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Little missed his third field-goal attempt as a pro, from 48 yards out against Cleveland . He then made 15 in a row before missing from 55 yards out against Houston on Dec. 1.
Aside from that, he was money.
Doug Pederson calls Little a 'Rock Star'
"A rock star," said Jaguars coach Doug Pederson , during his post-game radio commentary with Bucky Brooks.
Little made 5 of 6 attempts from 50 yards or longer, was 13 of 15 from 40 yards or longer, and was 14 of 14 on kicks of 39 yards or less. Little has never missed a conversion in the NFL or in college at Arkansas with 151 attempts made in a row and counting.
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He is the third Jaguar kicker in history to finish the season perfect on conversions, joining Brandon McManus (2023) and Seth Marler (2003). Little's field-goal percentage is a tie with Mike Hollis (2000) for the best single-season mark in team history, behind two seasons by Josh Lambo (97.1 in 2019, 95.0 in 2017).
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little ends season with a hat trick
