Steve Christie K | 8 |
Field Goals
YEAR TEAM
G FG FGA
Blk Pct Lg
1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16 23 27
1 85.2 54
1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16 15 20
1 75.0 49
1992 Buffalo Bills
16 24 30
2 80.0 54
1993 Buffalo Bills
16 23 32
0 71.9 59
1994 Buffalo Bills
16 24 28
1 85.7 52
1995 Buffalo Bills
16 31 40
0 77.5 51
1996 Buffalo Bills
16 24 29
0 82.8 48
1997 Buffalo Bills
16 24 30
1 80.0 55
1998 Buffalo Bills
16 33 41
0 80.5 52
1999 Buffalo Bills
16 25 34
0 73.5 52
2000 Buffalo Bills
16 26 35
4 74.3 48
2001 Buf.-S.D.
5 9 11
0 81.8 41
2002 San Diego Chargers
16 18 26
3 69.2 53
2003 San Diego Chargers
16 15 20 2
75.0 51
Extra Points
YEAR
TEAM
G XPM XPA
1990
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
27 27
1991
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
22 22
1992
Buffalo Bills
16 43
44
1993
Buffalo Bills
16 36
37
1994
Buffalo Bills
16 38
38
1995
Buffalo Bills
16 33
35
1996
Buffalo Bills
16 33
33
1997
Buffalo Bills
16 21
21
1998
Buffalo Bills
16 41
41
1999
Buffalo Bills
16 33
33
2000 Buffalo
Bills 16
31 31
2001
Buf.-S.D.
5 6
6
2002 San Diego Chargers
16 35 36
2003 San Diego Chargers
16 36
36
| 2000:
Played in his 9th season with the Bills (11th NFL) and was never more valuable...enjoyed one of his finest seasons and it would be difficult to find a more clutch kicker in the NFL...of the Bills' first five wins, four were made possible by Christie FGs in the final minute or OT and three were on the game's final play...topped the 100-point mark for the 8th time in his nine-year career with the Bills; of the sixteen 100-point seasons in team history, Christie has eight of them...became the first Bill to earn three Player of the Week honors in the same season (vs. Ten; vs. SD; at NE).; has been named Player of the Week seven times during his career, tying him with Morten Andersen for second in honors by a kicker, just one behind John Carney with eight ...earned a game ball and AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors following his three FG performance in the season opener vs. Ten. (9/4); connected from 33, 41 and 42 yards; his 33-yarder won it with just 0:31 seconds remaining... had a perfect day against vs. GB (9/10), connecting on two field goals (20 & 45) and three extra points...perfect on two PAT's at NYJ (9/17) but had a 43-yard field goal attempt partially blocked in the game...a perfect three for three in field goals against Indy (10/1)...perfect at Mia. (10/8) hitting from 23 and 45 yards...again earned AFC Player of the Week honors for his role in an OT victory vs. SD (10/15); with 7 seconds remaining in regulation, kicked a 29-yard field goal to send the game into overtime and then kicked a 46-yard FG in OT to beat the Chargers...perfect again in week seven against at Min. (10/23); nailed two field goals (25 & 48) and three PATs against the Vikings...had another excellent game capped off by his 34-yard game-winning field goal with no time on the clock vs. NYJ (10/29); made 3-4 FG's on the day and his lone miss was blocked by the Jets...earned AFC Player of the Week honors for a third time in 2000 after OT win at NE (11/5); forced OT with a 48-yarder into the wind and rain with just 4 seconds remaining and then won the game with a 32-yarder in OT...connected on two of three field goals vs. Chi. (11/12) hitting from 27 and 42 but missing from 39... scored his 1,000th point with the Bills at Ind. (12/11) and became just the 18th player in NFL history to score over 1,000 points with one team... hit one of three field goals (25) in the blizzard-like conditions vs. NE (12/17); his two misses came because of the snow and wind covered field as both were blocked by the Patriots; broke the 100-point barrier on the season vs. NE for the 8th time in his nine seasons with the Bills...tied his single-game best with six PATs in the season finale at Sea. (12/23). 1999: Had another outstanding campaign in his 10th season handling the Bills placekicking duties...finished with 108 points to give him the seventh career 100-point season...had three successful FGs of 50+ yards...began the season in fine form as he was perfect on two field goal attempts at Ind. (9/12) and also had a touchback on the kickoff... scored a season high 14 points vs. Phi. (9/26) when he went 4-5 on field goals, (19, 24, 29, and 36) and also went 2-2 on PATs...had a perfect game at Mia. (10/4) on Monday Night Football as he went 3-3 on FGs (26, 31, 52) and 2-2 on PATs; his 52 yard field goal was the 13th 50+ yarder in his career (11th as a Bill)... became the 27th person in NFL history to score over 1,000 career points when he connected on two PATs vs. Oak. (10/17); also broke Scott Norwood's team record with his 118th consecutive PAT made...nailed a 50-yard FG at the end of the half at Sea. (10/24); also recovered an onside kick in the 3rd quarter to keep the team's chances alive...had an outstanding game in windy win vs. Mia. (11/14) as he nailed three of four field goals (31, 47 & 48), was perfect on two PAT attempts and pinned the Dolphins deep on his six kickoffs; also vs. Mia. became just the 16th player in NFL history to kick 200+ field goals with one team...kicked a 50-yard FG vs. NYG (12/12)...had an outstanding day in gusty conditions at NE (12/26) and finished the contest by kicking a 23-yard game-winning field goal with 1:51 remaining in overtime to give the Bills a 13-10 come-from-behind victory...became just the 19th player in NFL history to score over 900 points with one club when he scored seven points in season finale vs. Ind. (1/2)... made his 12th career postseason appearance in Wild Card game at Ten. (1/8) and hit what appeared to be the game-winning FG when he nailed a 41-yarder to put the Bills up 16-15 with 0:16 left; the kick capped a 6 play, 38 yard drive that began with just 1:41 on the clock but the lead disappeared on the Titans now-famous return of the ensuing kick. 1998: Established the franchise's single season scoring record with 140 points, eclipsing the previous mark of 138 set by O.J. Simpson in 1975...became only the 15th player in NFL history to score at least 140 points in a season...also set the club's single-season record for field goals with 33, topping Scott Norwood's old mark of 32 set in 1988...was 41-41 on PATs to extend his streak to 108 straight without a miss...had double-digit point totals in seven games and his points provided the margin of victory in six contests...uncharacteristically missed the 39-yard game-winning FG attempt with :03 left in season opener at SD (9/6)...scored 14 points vs. SF (10/4) to become the team's all-time leading scorer...was 3-3 on FGs and 3-3 on PATs at Car. (10/25) to put him over the 700 point plateau with the Bills...had a season-high 15 points at Cin. (12/6) where he was 4-4 on FGs and 3-3 on PATs; that game put him over 100 points in a season for the 6th time in his career (all with Bills) and resulted in his selection of AFC Special Team Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career...set club's single-season point record with a 35-yard FG in regular season finale at NO (12/27); also tied career-high with six PATs against the Saints...was selected as AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December...was perfect on FGs (1-1) and PATs (2-2) in Wild Card game at Miami (1/2). 1997: Became the club's all-time leader in field goals vs. Det. (10/4) when he broke Scott Norwood's record of 133...solidified his reputation as one of the game's top clutch kickers by nailing the 11th game-winning FG of his career with a 27-yarder as time expired for 10-9 win at Ind. (10/20)...kicked a 55-yarder in a driving rain to force overtime vs. Den. (10/26); it marked the second-longest FG in club history...scored points in first five contests of the year to extend his streak of consecutive games with at least a point to 60 before going scoreless at NE (10/12)...with a first quarter PAT vs. NYJ (11/30), became just the 43rd NFL player ever to surpass 800 career points...finished seven points shy of topping 100 points for his sixth consecutive season. 1996: Had 3 game-winning FGs in the final minute of play, two of which were in OT...AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 8 vs. Jets...received a game ball for his efforts in season opener at NYG (9/1) which included connecting on a 34-yard game-winning FG in OT...hit his only FG attempt providing the margin of victory vs. Dal. (9/22)...received the game ball for his heroics vs. Ind. (10/6) which included hitting a 37-yard FG with 15 seconds in regulation to force the game into OT then he connected on the 39-yard game-winner in OT...established a personal and team best when he connected on 6 FGs at NYJ (10/20)...hit his 10th career game-winner when he nailed a 47-yarder with 10 seconds remaining to defeat the Jets...his 8 points in regular season finale vs. KC (12/22) marked his 55th consecutive game with a score...his 3 PATs and 2 FGs in Wild Card game vs. Jacksonville (12/28) raised his postseason point total to 88. 1995: Hit 31 FGs on the year...his 7 points vs. Car. (9/10) put him over the 500 point mark for his career...hit the game winning FG with 8 seconds in regulation at Cle. (10/2)...had his first tackle of the season on kickoff at NYJ (11/19)...his 51-yard FG vs. NE (11/26) was the 10th 50+ yard FG of his career...his 9 points at St.L (12/10) put him over 600 points for his career...three FGs vs. Mia. (12/17) put him over the 100 FG mark in his Buffalo career...his 25-yard FG in the fourth quarter was the margin of victory vs. Mia. (12/17)...his 48-yard FG in Wild Card vs. Miami was the second longest in team postseason history (12/30)...his 52-yard FG attempt in the first quarter of Divisional Playoff at Pittsburgh (1/6) fell short, snapping his consecutive postseason FG streak at nine. 1994: Set a club standard with 17 consecutive FGs made before having a 32-yard attempt blocked at Pit. (11/14)...also set a new club mark for most PATs with no misses in a season with 38 (old mark-37, Nick Mike-Mayer, 1981)...was named the AFC Player of the Month for September when he was a perfect 9-for-9 on FG, including his 5-for-5 performance at Hou. (9/18) which also earned him AFC Player of the Week hon ors...his 15 points in the game were the difference in the 15-7 victory over the Oilers...became the third kicker in Bills' history to record 50 or more FGs in a career (Norwood, 133; Leypoldt, 74)...made a game-winning 32-yard FG at NE (9/11) with 52 seconds left for his sixth game-winning kick (5 with Buffalo, 1 with Tampa Bay)...missed only 4 of 28 FG attempts all season in what has to be described as one of the finest seasons for an NFL kicker, considering that 2 of the 4 misses hit the upright (vs. GB and at Indy) and the weather conditions in which he is forced to perform. 1993: Hit the NFL's longest FG of the season (fourth longest in NFL history) when he connected on a 59-yard boot vs. Mia. (9/26)...was eighth in the AFC in scoring with 105 points....was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his 3 for 3 FG effort in 16-14 win vs. NYJ (12/26)...made 4 game-winning FGs (at Dal, at NE, at Phi. and vs. NYJ)...recorded 100th career PAT vs. NYG (10/3)...4 FG performance at NYJ (10/24) tied career high at the time...missed 3 FGs at Phi. (12/12) to mark first time he missed 3 in his career and only second time he missed 2...was 27 of 27 inside 30 yards in his career when he missed a 29-yarder at Phi....broke string of 67 consecutive PATs when he failed at Mia. (12/19)...was 3 of 3 FGs in title game vs. Kansas City and set a Super Bowl record with his 54-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Dallas. 1992: His 43 PATs were tops in the AFC while the 115 points ranked second...his 24 FGs were third highest in team history...missed first PAT of his career in season opener when the ball hit the right upright...54-yard FG at Mia. (11/16) set a Buffalo record and equaled his best...became the fifth Bill to score 100 pts. in a season...first career playoff game was a memorable one as he connected on a 32-yard FG to propel the Bills to a 41-38 OT comeback win over Houston (1/3)...tied an NFL playoff record with 5 FGs and 6 field goal attempts in Championship game at Miami (1/17). 1991: Set a Buccaneer team mark for consecutive PATs with 49, having never missed one...also recorded 18 touchbacks in 49 full-distance kickoffs. 1990: Turned in an outstanding rookie season, earning All-NFC honors by UPI, Football News and Pro Football Weekly...also named to All-Rookie teams by UPI, Football News, College and Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest...established Tampa records for most FGs in a season (23), best FG percentage (85.2%) and most consecutive FGs (11)...had separate strings of 8 and 11 consecutive FGs during the season...20 of his 66 kickoffs went for touchbacks...named Pro Football Weekly's Golden Toe Award winner for Week 4...recorded two 4 field goal games (vs. Green Bay, 10/14 and vs. Minnesota, 12/16). Single-game Highs
Field Goals - 6 @ NYJ, 10/20/96; 5 @ NYJ, 10/8/95; 5 @ Hou., 9/18/94; 5 @ Mia., 1/17/93; 4 (9 times) Last - vs. Phi., 9/26/99. Field Goal Attempts - 7 @ NYJ, 10/20/96; 6 vs. NYJ, 10/8/95; 6 @ Mia., 1/17/93; 5 vs. Phi., 9/26/99; 5 vs. SF, 10/4/98; 5 vs. Mia., 11/2/97; 5 @ Ind., 11/5/95; 5 @ Ind., 12/24/94; 5 @ Hou., 9/18/94; 5 @ Mia., 11/16/92. Longest Field Goals - 59 vs. Mia., 9/26/93; 55 vs. Den., 10/26/97; 54 @ S.B.XXVIII, 1/30/94; 54 @ Mia., 11/16/92; 54 vs. Det., 9/23/90; 52 @ Mia., 10/4/99; 52 @ Cin., 12/6/98; 52 @ Ind., 11/29/92; 52 vs. Ind., 9/20/92; 52 @ Pit., 11/14/94; 51 vs. NE, 11/26/95; 51 vs. GB, 11/20/94. Longest Attempts - 59 vs. Mia., 9/26/93; 58 vs. Was., 11/1/93; 55 vs. Den., 10/26/97; 55 vs. Ind., 11/21/93; 54 @ S.B.XXVIII, 1/30/94; 54 vs. Hou., 10/11/93; 54 @ Mia., 11/16/92; 54 vs. Det., 9/23/90. PATs - 6 @ Sea., 12/23/00; 6 @ NO, 12/27/98; 6 @ St. L., 12/10/95; 6 @ Mia., 12/4/94; 5 (12 times) Last - vs. Oak., 12/13/98. |
2001 bio:
Veteran NFL kicker signed by Chargers as free agent on Nov. 28, 2001. He spent previous nine NFL seasons with Buffalo and is the Bills' all-time leader in career points (1,011) and career field goals (234). Christie connected on a Bills record 172 consecutive PATs dating back to 11/26/95. His 1,174 career points ranks 20th on the NFL's all-time scoring list, 34 behind Kevin Butler. In 2000, Christie passed Kevin Butler in career field goals and entering 2001 season, was tied with Pete Stoyanovich for 15th all-time with 272, 10 behind #13 Jim Baaken and Fred Cox (282 each). Christie has kicked seven overtime field goals. In NFL history, only Jim Breech has kicked more with nine. Just behind Breech and Christie with six are Kevin Butler, Norm Johnson, and Pete Stoyanovich. Christie scored his
1,000th point with the Bills on Dec. 11, 2000 at Indianapolis and became
just the 18th player in NFL history to score over 1,000 points with one team.
Christie has a career field goal accuracy percentage of 78.61, which ranks
15th all-time in the NFL. Of the 22 successful field goals of 50 yards or
longer in Bills history, Christie has made 15 of them. Was the first ever
Plan B signing by the Bills in 1992 (Feb. 5, 1992). Originally entered NFL
as a free agent with Tampa Bay in 1990 and spent two seasons there.
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