Matt Stover John Matthew " Matt " Stover ( born January 27 , 1968 ) is a former American Football placekicker . As of the start of the 2009 NFL season , he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League . He is of Greek descent . He has played for the New York Giants , the Cleveland Browns , and the Baltimore Ravens , with whom he played for 13 seasons . He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts in October 2009 to replace injured kicker Adam Vinatieri . Early years . Stover attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas , Texas ( Class of 1986 ) , the alma mater of fellow NFL placekicker Phil Dawson ( Cleveland Browns ) . Stover won All - District honors as both a wide receiver and kicker . During the 1985 - 86 LHHS season he kicked a 53 - yard field goal . College career . Prior to his NFL career , Stover attended Louisiana Tech University , where he joined the Alpha Omega chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served as vice president . He graduated with a degree in marketing . During his college career , Stover successfully converted on 64 of 88 field goal attempts . As a sophomore , facing Texas A & M , he kicked a 57 - yard field goal , then a school record . He also punted as a senior , punting 36 times for 1 , 277 yards ( 34 . 1 yards per punt avg ) . He left Louisiana Tech with 262 career total points and seven field goals of 50 yards or more . While at La Tech , Stover would usually kick the ball through the goal posts on the first kick - off of the game . Stover currently holds the NCAA record for most punts in a single game at 16 against Louisiana - Monroe November 18 , 1988 . Professional career . New York Giants . Stover was drafted by the New York Giants with the 329th selection ( 12th round ) in the 1990 NFL Draft . He was on the injured reserve list the entire season as the Giants won Super Bowl XXV . Cleveland Browns . Stover signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1991 and spent five seasons as a Brown . Baltimore Ravens . In 1996 the Browns moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Ravens . Stover spent the majority of his career as a Raven . In 2000 , the Ravens failed to score an offensive touchdown in five straight games , in which Stover , who was selected as a Pro Bowler , scored all the team ' s points . Stover received a Super Bowl ring that year when the Ravens defeated his former team , the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV . Stover remained kicking with the Ravens , setting several records and kicking 18 game - winning field goals . In 2008 , Stover booted a 43 - yard field goal to win against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round . That was Stover ' s last field goal as a Raven . The Ravens decided not to re - sign Stover following the 2008 season . On Nov 20 , 2011 , Stover was inducted into the Ravens Ring of Honor , during a half - time ceremony at M & T Bank Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals Indianapolis Colts . As a free agent following 2008 , Stover signed with the Indianapolis Colts in the middle of the 2009 NFL season to replace the injured Adam Vinatieri . In Indianapolis , Stover played in two wins against the Ravens , and helped the Colts to an appearance in Super Bowl XLIV , at age 42 , which made Stover the oldest player in Super Bowl history . However , he was not resigned . Retirement . Stover announced his retirement from football on May 25 , 2011 with the Baltimore Ravens . At the time of his retirement , he was the last remaining member of the original Cleveland Browns still active in the NFL , and was also the last Raven to have played for the franchise before the team moved from Cleveland . He retired as the NFL ' s fourth all - time leading scorer .