Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers tied
an NFL record by hitting a 63-yard field goal during Sunday's game against the
Green Bay Packers.
Akers got just enough behind the record-tying kick, as the ball bounced off
and over the crossbar at the end of the first half. It was the veteran's third
field goal of the game and gave the 49ers a 16-7 lead heading into the locker
room.
Tom Dempsey hit a 63-yarder for New Orleans in 1970, Denver's Jason Elam
matched the mark in 1998 and Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski accomplished the
feat last year. Both Elam's and Janikowski's kicks came in the high altitude
in Denver, Colorado.
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