Colts' Adam Vinatieri Moves into 6th Place on All-Time Field Goals List

Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri converted a pair of field goals in Sunday's 27-0 win over the Cincinnati Bengals to overtake John Kasay for sole possession of sixth place on the all-time field-goals-made list.

Sitting at 460 career field goals entering the game, Vinatieri tied Kasay at 461 upon kicking an easy 23-yarder to open the scoring late in the first quarter. He then kicked three extra points before getting a chance from 50 yards out in the fourth quarter with the Colts nursing a 24-0 lead inside of the two-minute warning.

Vinatieri converted the long but otherwise fairly meaningless field goal, passing Kasay on the all-time list while recording his first kick from 50-plus yards this season. Having now hit all 14 of his field-goal attempts this year, the 41-year-old veteran owns an 83.4 percent conversion rate for his career, good for 15th place on the all-time accuracy list.

Best remembered for his game-winning field goals in Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII for the New England Patriots, Vinatieri recorded 263 regular-season field goals in a Patriots uniform from 1996 to 2005, adding another 199 since he joined the Colts before the 2006 season.

Having also hit the game-tying and game-winning field goals in the snow during the infamous Tuck Rule Game in 2001, Vinatieri is responsible for four of the most famous kicks in league history.

Despite his position, he may wind up in the Hall of Fame, as his memorable moments are backed by a strong career-long resume. In addition to sitting sixth on the field-goals list, Vinatieri is fourth on the all-time scoring list with 2,072 career points, just 472 shy of Morten Andersen's record of 2,544.

And, perhaps most important of all, Vinatieri earned Super Bowl rings in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006, with the last of those coming in a Colts uniform.

All stats courtesy of pro-football-reference.com unless otherwise noted.