page_title: Adam Vinatieri
hierarchical_section_title: Adam Vinatieri
caption_attribution_description: Colts at Redskins 09/16/18
context_page_description: Adam Matthew Vinatieri is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Indianapolis Colts, winning with the Patriots in 2001, 2003, and 2004 and with the Colts in 2006. He holds the NFL record for most Super Bowl wins by a kicker.
  Vinatieri holds NFL career records for most points scored, most postseason points scored, most field goals made, and most overtime field goals made. He is the only player to score 1,000 points for two different teams. As of 2020, at 47 years old, he is the oldest active player in the NFL, the third oldest of all time, and the only remaining active player whose career began in the 1990s. With numerous accolades and records, Vinatieri is considered to be one of the greatest kickers in NFL history.
  Celebrated for his kicking accuracy and success under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including the game-tying and winning kicks in blizzard conditions in the infamous "Tuck Rule Game", and game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls: XXXVI and XXXVIII.
context_section_description: Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Indianapolis Colts, winning with the Patriots in 2001, 2003, and 2004 and with the Colts in 2006. He holds the NFL record for most Super Bowl wins by a kicker.
  Vinatieri holds NFL career records for most points scored (2,673), most postseason points scored (238), most field goals made (599), and most overtime field goals made (12). He is the only player to score 1,000 points for two different teams. As of 2020, at 47 years old, he is the oldest active player in the NFL, the third oldest of all time (behind Morten Andersen and George Blanda), and the only remaining active player whose career began in the 1990s. With numerous accolades and records, Vinatieri is considered to be one of the greatest kickers in NFL history.
  Celebrated for his kicking accuracy and success under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including the game-tying and winning kicks in blizzard conditions in the infamous "Tuck Rule Game", and game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls: XXXVI and XXXVIII.
caption: Vinatieri in 2018
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