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Chiefs’ Harrison Butker Hits Career-Longest 69-Yard Field Goal

8/23/2026

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Butker 69-Yard Kick

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker nailed his career-longest 69-yard field goal in the August 22, 2026 preseason loss to Tampa Bay.
The 69-yard kick would set an NFL record if made in the regular season, surpassing the 68-yard high.
Butker finished the preseason perfect, converting all seven field-goal attempts.
After missing a 43-yard field-goal that could have won the game, coach Andy Reid said Butker will learn.

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NFL Adds Yards

The NFL’s 2025 K-ball rule gives each team sixty pre-broken footballs for the season.
Teams may brush the balls to smooth bumps, improving kicker contact per the rule.
Bengals coordinator Darrin Simmons says the new balls add five to ten yards to kicks.
The NCAA banned 1- to 2-inch kicking blocks in 1989, ending tee-assisted long kicks.

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Butker 69-Yard Kick

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker nailed his career-longest 69-yard field goal in the August 22, 2026 preseason loss to Tampa Bay.
The 69-yard kick would set an NFL record if made in the regular season, surpassing the 68-yard high.
Butker finished the preseason perfect, converting all seven field-goal attempts.
After missing a 43-yard field-goal that could have won the game, coach Andy Reid said Butker will learn.

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