NFL’s all-time leading scorer
Morten Anderson is the NFL's all-time leading scorer.
Morten Andersen, nicknamed “The Great Dane”, is a former National Football League kicker and All-American at Michigan State University.
Anderson is the all-time leader in games played in the NFL at 382. In addition he also holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history, as well as being the all-time leading scorer for two different rival teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he spent a combined eight seasons.
On December 16, 2006, Andersen passed Gary Anderson to become the all-time leading scorer in NFL history. The following weekend, December 24, 2006, Andersen again passed Anderson to become the NFL’s career leader in field goals made.
On November 6, 2009, Andersen was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
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| Kicker |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: |
August 19, 1960 (age 54) |
| Place of birth: |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Height: |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: |
225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: |
Michigan State |
| NFL draft: |
1982 – 4th round – 86th pick |
| Debuted: |
1982 for the New Orleans Saints |
| Last played: |
2007 for the Atlanta Falcons |
| Career history |
- New Orleans Saints (1982–1994)
- Atlanta Falcons (1995–2000)
- New York Giants (2001)
- Kansas City Chiefs (2002–2003)
- Minnesota Vikings (2004)
- Atlanta Falcons (2006–2007)
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| Career highlights and awards |
- 7× Pro Bowl selection (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995)
- 6× All-Pro selection (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995)
- 2× PFW Golden Toe Award (1986, 1995)
- NFC champion (1998)
- NFL’s 1980s All-Decade Team
- NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team
- 13 NFL records
- New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
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| Career NFL statistics |
| Field goals: |
565/709 (.797) |
| Extra points: |
849/859 (.988) |
| Points scored: |
2,544 |
| Stats at NFL.com
—Anderson on Wikipedia |
