Carolina Panthers
kicker Eddy Piñeiro
became the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history on Sunday . . . and he didn't even play
.
Piñeiro, while enjoying his team's bye, entered Week 11 with a career field goal rate of 89.381 percent—the second-highest ever. That mark had him barely behind Baltimore Ravens
kicker Justin Tucker
, who sat atop the all-time list at 89.716 percent.
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Well, Tucker didn't have himself a very good showing against the Pittsburgh Steelers
this afternoon.
The future Hall of Famer started off his outing by missing on a 47-yard attempt almost 10 minutes into the first quarter. He'd then miss his next try, a 50-yarder, on Baltimore's very next possession.
Tucker was able to shake off the pair of whiffs to successfully convert on his third go, a 54-yarder with 6:12 remaining in the third quarter. But it wouldn't be enough to recover in the ranks.
Those misses, even along with the make, now have Tucker at 89.347 percent—.034 percent below Piñeiro.
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Congrats, Steady Eddy!
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire:
Panthers' Eddy Piñeiro is now NFL's most accurate FG kicker ever . . . and he didn't even play this week
