The most talked about field goal of the 2025 NFL season so far didn't even happen during the season, it happened during the preseason. Back in August, Cam Little hit the longest field goal in football history when he drilled a 70-yarder for the Jacksonville Jaguars . That was the first sign that something might be different with kickers this year.

The second sign came in September when Tampa Bay's Chase McLaughlin hit the longest OUTDOOR field goal in NFL history with a 65-yarder during a 31-25 loss to the Eagles in Week 4. Going into the game, McLaughlin's career-long was 57 yards, but he was 0-for-2 on his only two career attempts longer than that. Against the Eagles, though, something was different: He topped his career-long TWICE in the same game with a 58-yarder and his

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