Rian Lindell Rian David Lindell ( born January 20 , 1977 ) is an American football placekicker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League . He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2000 . He played college football at Washington State where he was a part of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity . Early years . Lindell attended Pacific Junior High School ( now Pacific Middle School ) in Vancouver , Washington , Mountain View High School in Vancouver . College career . At Washington State , Lindell played with quarterback Ryan Leaf and made an appearance in the 1998 Rose Bowl as a freshman . The Cougars lost to a Michigan Wolverines team that included future NFL players Brian Griese , Tom Brady ( who was Griese ' s backup for the game ) and Charles Woodson . Professional career . Lindell was with the Seattle Seahawks for three seasons before joining the Buffalo Bills in 2003 ; Lindell replaced Mike Hollis , who was allowed to leave as a free agent . He was generally regarded as having a stronger but slightly less accurate leg than Hollis . In the 2006 season , Lindell converted 23 out of 25 field goal attempts , at 92 % , tied for the league . On November 26 , 2006 , Lindell kicked the game winning field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars to complete Buffalo ' s upset over Jacksonville . On November 11 , 2007 , Lindell kicked a game winning field goal to allow Buffalo to win 13 - 10 over the Miami Dolphins . On Sunday , December 2 , 2007 , Lindell kicked a game winning field goal against the Washington Redskins . Lindell was 5 / 5 in field goal attempts on that day . When kicking the game winning field goal , Lindell was " iced " twice by Washington head coach Joe Gibbs , which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Washington , making the field goal 15 yards shorter . In week 3 of the 2008 season , Lindell had a game winning field goal on the final play of the game vs . the Oakland Raiders , which allowed Buffalo to move to 3 - 0 . Later , in week 11 of the season , Lindell missed a 47 yard field goal with 38 seconds left . As a result , the Cleveland Browns ran the clock out to secure a 29 - 27 victory . On December 9 , 2007 , Rian Lindell set the record for the most consecutive field goals made in Buffalo Bills history . He had played in all 64 games for the Bills since 2003 ( until the middle of the 2011 season ) and holds a Bills record with 83 . 04 field goal percentage . On November 29 , 2009 , Lindell successfully made a 56 - yard field goal against rivals Miami Dolphins . This was not only Lindell ' s longest field goal of his career but also tied Houston Texans ' kicker Kris Brown for longest successful field goal in the league for the 2009 season , until Sebastian Janikowski made a 61 - yarder in week 17 . On November 7 , 2010 Lindell had an extra point blocked against the Chicago Bears , ending his streak at 321 successful extra points , an NFL record for most consecutive extra points to start a career . On September 25 , 2011 Lindell booted two field goals against the Patriots , including a 28 yard game winner to give the Bills their first win in 15 games vs . the Patriots . On November 6 , 2011 Lindell injured his shoulder while trying to trip up New York Jets running back Joe McKnight . He missed the remainder of the season . On February 7 , 2012 , the Bills announced that Lindell had agreed to a four - year contract for $ 10 million . Personal life . Lindell is married to his wife Johna . He is an avid fan of baseball ’ s St . Louis Cardinals .