NFL History
2008 Named Vikings Special Teams MVP in a vote by teammates…Had one of the top seasons by a kicker in Vikings history, setting team records for game-winning FGs (3) and making FGs of 50+ yards (6)…Moved into 22nd in NFL history in career scoring (1,370 points) and moved into 21st place in NFL history with 296 career FGs made…His 127 points are the most by a Viking since Gary Anderson’s 164 in 1998 and the 127 ranks 4th in team history…Tied for 7th in the NFL in scoring…Sealed NFC North title for the Vikings with a 50-yard game-winning FG vs. NY Giants (12/28) in the regular-season finale as time expired…Played in 11th career playoff game in Wild Card matchup vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09).
2007
Hit 20-of-24 FGs for the season, his only misses were from 52, 53 and 57 yards and had a 48-yarder blocked...Connected on career-long 55-yard game-winning FG at Chicago (10/14) in a 34-31 win...His 99 points are his highest total in 3 seasons...Had a pair of successful onside kicks during the season, including the 1st in Vikings history in the 1st quarter of a game vs. Philadelphia (10/28), and vs.Washington (12/23) on NBC Sunday Night Football...Broke the 1,200-point career scoring mark vs. Oakland (11/18)...Had 3 season-high 3 FGs in game vs. Green Bay (9/30) and vs. Philadelphia (10/28)...Made 10-of-11 FGs from 40-49 yards on the season, the 2nd-most 40-49 yarders of his career behind the 13 he booted in 2000...Registerd 9 touchbacks on kickoffs.
2006
Made his debut with the Vikings and led the team in scoring with 90 points…Threw 1st career TD pass vs. Carolina (9/17) when he completed a 16-yard TD pass to TE Richard Owens on a fake FG, the 1st TD pass by a K in Vikings history. The TD pass tied the game 13-13 with 7:48 left to play in the game before going to OT when he kicked the game-winner…Kicked a pair of consecutive game-winning FGs in his opening 2 games with the Vikings, hitting a 31-yarder with 1:00 to play in the season opener atWashington (9/11) on Monday Night Football and connecting on a 19-yarder in OT vs. Carolina (9/17)…Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance vs. Carolina (9/17)…Became only the 2nd player in NFL history, joining George Blanda, as players to throw a TD pass and kick a game-winning FG in the same contest…Connected on 21 of his 25 FG attempts, his only misses coming from 46 yards and longer...Only missed a FG of 49 yards and had a 51-yarder blocked in the Metrodome, his 1st season kicking indoo s.
2005
Etched his name into the Green Bay record book by connecting on a pair of 50-yard FGs at Atlanta (11/13)...Ranked 2nd in team history by connecting on a career-high 4 FGs of 50+ yards, trailing only Chris Jacke’s 6 in 1993...Hit a FG for the 15th consecutive game vs. Tampa Bay (9/25), breaking his own team record of 14 straight games in 1997-98, but the streak ended at 15 as he didn’t have a FG attempt the following week...Had a streak of 156 consecutive PATs snapped in game vs. Tampa Bay (9/25), setting a new Packers mark and what was the 4th-longest active streak in the NFL...Led Green Bay in scoring for 9th straight year...Scored in all 16 games for the 9th straight year, keeping his scoring streak alive at144 games, every game in his career...Booted 2nd career
game-winning overtime kick vs. Detroit (12/11) on Sunday Night Football when he hit a 28-yarder.
2004
Ranked 2nd in NFC with 120 points and led Green Bay for a team-record 8th consecutive season (breaking tie with Hutson, 1939-45)…Made all 48 PATs, extending his streak of successful PATs to a team-record 153, dating back to 12/23/01; broke Chris Jacke’s club mark of 134 (set from 1990-94) in Monday Night victory over St. Louis (11/29)…Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in October and December, and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week once…A 2nd-team All-Pro honoree by Football Digest, he also landed on the USA Today All-Joe Team as a player who is “overlooked and underappreciated”…Had hit 45 straight FGs inside 40 yards, at the time the NFL’s longest active streak, before string was snapped vs. Jacksonville (12/19); missed from 31 yards out, his 1st misfire of under 39 yards since 10/7/02, vs. Chicago in Champaign, IL…Made 2 FGs of 50-or-more yards – only the 2nd time that he had hit multiple 50-yarders in the same NFL year after hitting 3 in 2000…Was the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October, when he was 7-of-7 on FGs, including a pair from beyond 50 yards, as well as 16-of-16 on PATs…Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in December, when he converted 8-of-9 FGs, including a pair of game-winning kicks to help Green Bay capture a 3rd straight NFC North title…Hit 4 game-winning FGs as time expired on the season, the most by a player in a season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger...Made 2 of his 4 gamewinners against the Vikings…Connected on a pair of game-winners in consecutive weeks, beating the Vikings with a 33-yarder as time expired in Lambeau Field (11/14) and at Houston (11/21), narrowly connecting on a 46- yarder as time ran out, helping him to earn his 5th career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award…Converted a late 39-yarder to tie the Texans 13-13 and made 3-of-4 FGs on the day…Battling swirling winds, hit 3rd game-winning FG, a 23-yarder, in 16-13, comeback win over Detroit (12/12) along with a 36-yarder in the 3rd quarter that marked his 200th career FG…Sealed Green Bay’s 3rd straight NFC North title with a 29-yard FG as time expired in Christmas Eve game at Metrodome (12/24), a 34-31 win…Nailed a 53-yarder at the end of the 1st half of Monday Night game vs. Tennessee (10/11), the 2ndlongest of his career…Converted a 50+ yarder the 2nd straight week, a 50-yarder to close the first half at Detroit (10/17)…Played Minnesota in NFC Wild Card playoff (1/9/05) and converted a 43-yard FG for Green Bay’s opening points…Tied the longest postseason scoring streak in team history at 10 games, a mark previously held by Jacke, vs. Minnesota in Wild Card game and hit his 15th career playoff FG, to tie Jacke for tops in team history.
2003
Connected on a career-best 88.5% of his FGs, going 23-of-26, including 100% inside 40 yards (16/16)...Ranked 4th in the NFL at 88.5%, but led kickers with outdoor homes…Perfect on a career-high 51 PAT attempts…His 120 points gave him 844 for his career, topping the 823 of the legendary Don Hutson…Did not have either a field goal or extra point attempt blocked for the first time in his career…Voted as a team captain by teammates for the playoffs…During the postseason, made 3-of-4 on FGs and 5-of-5 on PATs…A 2nd-Team All-Pro selection of Football Digest…Was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his huge role in the Packers’ come-frombehind victory over Chicago (12/7) as he enjoyed season highs in both points (14) and FGs (4) despite winds gusting to 16 mph and 35-degree temperatures. With Green Bay down 14-0 after 1st quarter, he scored 13 of the Packers’ opening 19 points to help overcome the hole as the team then pulled away in an eventual 34-21 win…With a host of family and friends on hand at San Diego (12/14), he tied Hutson’s all-time scoring mark (823) with a 2ndquarter PAT, then broke the record with a 4th-quarter PAT…In 30-27 Sunday Night triumph at Minnesota (11/2), connected on 3-of-3 FGs, including a 27-yarder with 2:37 left that provided the eventual winning points…Hit on 2-of- 3 FGs from 38 and 37 yards vs. San Francisco (11/23) as the 37-yarder gave him the team record for career field goals, topping Jacke’s mark of 173…Against Detroit (9/14), punted twice in quick-kick situations, a 28-yarder to the Lions’ 5 and a 30-yarder at Tampa Bay (11/16).
2002
Alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl squad, he compiled 128 points…Made a personal-best 14 FGs in a row (3 shy of the team record) before missing on his 2nd attempt at rainy San Francisco (12/15)…Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, hitting 9-of-10 FG attempts and scoring 39 points over the opening 4 games; opening-month success included a pair of 13-point efforts, a game-winner against Atlanta and a crucial, late field goal at Detroit (9/22)…Hit the 5th game-winning kick of his NFL career, a 34-yarder in OT of 37-34 win vs. Atlanta (9/8) in season opener…In win at Detroit (9/22), nailed FGs from 46, 34 and 47.The 47-yarder with 1:15 left forced the Lions to go the length of the field as Green Bay clung to its 37- 31 lead…Scored 16 points (1 shy of his career best) with 4 FGs and 4 PATs in 40-14 rematch win over Detroit (Nov. 10)…Made FGs of 33 and 19 yards in 26-22, come-frombehind victory over Minnesota (12/8).
2001
Finished with 104 points…Became only the 6th player in team history to reach 500 points, in Monday Night victory vs. Washington (9/24), connecting on all 3 FG attempts plus 4 PATs...Tied team record (also 1/2/94, at Detroit, by Jacke) with a 54-yard FG just before halftime at Tennessee (12/16)…Came through with game-winning PAT in final minutes of 21-20 victory over vs. Tampa Bay (11/4)…Made FGs from 46 and 39 yards in 29-27 win at Detroit (11/ 22)…At the top of his game in the postseason, made 2 vital FGs in NFC Wild Card playoff win over San Francisco (1/13/02), a 26-yarder midway through the 3rd quarter, gave Green Bay a 9-7 lead, and a 45 yarder with 7:00 remaining, put the Packers on top 18-15 in the eventual 25-15 triumph.
2000
Enjoyed one of his best seasons in the NFL, making 33 FGs to tie the Packer single-season record, set by Chester Marcol in 1972…His 86.84 percent success rate ranked 3rd in club annals, just under his own benchmark of 87.88 percent, achieved in 1998…Earned All-NFC recognition from Football News…Made all 32 PATs…His 131 points led NFC kickers and ranked 2nd in the NFL behind Stover (135)...Became the 1st Packer to lead the NFC since Marcol in 1974…Also set a team single-season mark for most points, no TDs, surpassing the 128 jointly held by Marcol (1972), Jacke (1993) and himself (1998)…Converted his initial 3 game-winning FGs (at any level), vs. Philadelphia (9/17), vs. San Francisco (10/15) and vs. Tampa Bay (12/24)…Deadly accurate inside 40 yards, going 17-of-18 with his only miss the result of a block…Nailed 3 kicks of 50+ yards, a career high, and the 2nd-best total in team history…Punted once for 30 yards in a quick-kick situation out of FG formation…In win at Arizona (9/ 24), scored a career-high 17 points; tied a team record with 5 FGs (done twice previously by Jacke) on 5- of-5 day…Registered 1st career game-winning FG to beat Philadelphia (9/17), a 38-yarder with :03 remaining, scoring all the points in a 6-3 win en route to NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Hit a 35-yarder with :54 left to notch a 31-28 win over San Francisco (10/15)…His 3rd game-winner came in season finale vs. Tampa Bay (12/24), a 22-yarder in overtime for a 17-14 triumph… Had his 6th 4-FG game in 33-28, upset victory at Minnesota (12/17), garnering NFC Special Teams Player of the Week…Booted a season-long 52-yarder at Tampa Bay (11/12)…Nailed a 51-yarder at Detroit (10/8)…Made FGs of 51 and 48 yards at Miami (10/29).
1999
Appeared in all 16 games…Connected on 25 of 30 (83.3 percent) FG attempts…Also hit on all 38 PAT tries…Finished with 113 points to lead the team in scoring and become the 1st player in club history to record 3 straight 100-point seasons…Earned NFC Special Teams Player of theWeek for the 1st time after making a seasonhigh 4 FGs (42, 49, 38, 43) in a 26-23 win over Tampa Bay (10/10); 3-of-4 were clutch connections, either tying the game or giving his club the lead; scored a season-high 14 points in the win…Connected on all 4 FG attempts in gusty winds vs. Detroit (11/21), contributing to a 26-17 victory… Nailed a 50-yarder at Denver (10/17)…Converted a career-best 7 PATs in season finale vs. Arizona (1/2/00), 1 shy of Don Chandler’s team mark…Hit FGs from 28, 35 and 34 yards in 23-20 win over Minnesota (9/26)…Punted vs. Detroit (11/21), when Aguiar was not able to finish contest; his 19-yard effort landed inside the 20.
1998
Was the NFL’s 4th-leading scorer among kickers with 128 points, 2nd in the NFC to Minnesota’s nearly perfect Gary Anderson…Enjoyed an 87.88 percent rate (29- of-33) on FG tries – the 2nd-best single-season percentage in team annals, behind only Jan Stenerud’s 91.67 percent (22-of-24) in 1981…Became only 3rd Packer with back-to-back 100-point seasons, joining Hutson (1942-43) and Paul Hornung (1960-61)…Converted on 41-of-43 PAT tries…Began season a perfect 12-of-12 on FGs, the best start in team history (Max Zendejas kicked 10 straight in 1987) until he missed a 51-yarder at Pittsburgh (11/9)…Booted at least 1 FG in a team-record 14 consecutive games (8 in 1997, 6 in 1998), breaking the previous mark of 12; snapped the string without an attempt vs. Baltimore (10/25).
1997
Enjoyed an immensely successful rookie season, connecting on 24-of-30 FG tries and all 48 PAT attempts, while playing all 16 games…Led team and ranked 3rd in NFC scoring with 120 points, the 2nd-highest rookie total in team annals – trailing only Marcol’s 128 in 1972…Of his 6 misses, 2 were blocked and 2 hit the uprights…Had 29- of-89 regular-season kickoffs reach the end zone, including 11 touchbacks (12.4 percent), as the Packers finished 3rd in NFL kickoff coverage…Turned in a stellar performance in the playoffs, hitting 6-of-7 FG attempts (85.7 percent) and 6-of-6 PAT tries, to lead the NFL’s kickers in postseason scoring with 24 points…Was 3-of-3 on PATs and converted a 27-yard FG attempt in Super Bowl XXXII vs. Denver (1/25)…Connected on 3-of-4 FG tries in NFC Championship victory at San Francisco (1/11), falling one short of Green Bay’s single-game postseason FG record…Effort against the 49ers – who had released him in the preseason – included a 43-yard FG into a tough wind as the half ended, giving the Packers a 13-3 intermission lead…One week earlier (1/4/98), had connected on a pair of 2nd-quarter FGs (21 and 32 yards), staking the Packers to a 13-0 halftime lead in eventual 21-7 NFC Divisional playoff win over Tampa Bay…Chalked up 3 FGs in each of Green Bay’s opening 3 games – vs. Chicago (9/1), at Philadelphia (9/7) and vs. Miami (9/14) – with the Bears’ contest producing his 1st NFL FG…Enjoyed a perfect preseason, hitting on 6-of-6 FGs and 10-of-10 PATs to earn a roster spot after Brett Conway suffered a quadriceps injury in pregame warmups at Oakland (8/8) in preseason action, making it necessary for the Packers to keep a 2nd kicker into the regular season…Connected on all 3 FGs vs. the Raiders as he anonymously stepped in for Conway on a last-minute basis, hitting from 21, 44 and 34 yards…Two weeks later, he solidified his hold on the job in the final preseason contest, against the Giants in Madison, Wis. (8/22), as he converted FGs of 50, 28 and 49 yards to keep the Packers within striking distance; Green Bay later scored 2 TDs in the final 5:20 for a 22-17 win…When Conway’s injury did not respond to treatment and he eventually was placed on injured reserve (9/3), Longwell was provided with his season-long opportunity…Originally signed bySan Francisco as an undrafted free agent on 4/28/97, he was waived by the Niners 7/9/97 and claimed the next day by Green Bay.
Personal Biography
Married to Sarah, the couple has two children: a son, Reece, and a daughter, Shaye...Spends offseason in Orlando…Sarah was formerly a producer at WGBA-TV, an NBC television affiliate in Green Bay…An avid golfer with a current USGA handicap at +2.4...Placed 9th and 10th in the Tahoe Celebrity golf tournament in 2006 and 2007 respecitvely…Went with family in May 2008 to witness Space Shuttle Discovery launch at Kennedy Space Center...Received the ‘Professional Achievement Award’ at the 1st annual Lee Remmel Sports Award Banquet, an honor presented to him in recognition of his outstanding 1997 rookie season…Enjoys speaking to school groups and other organizations, in particular church and youth groups, about the benefits of having a positive outlook and attitude…Was the honorary chairman – and participated in – the attempt by Special Olympics Wisconsin to break the world record for the largest group hug, conducted inside Lambeau Field in May of 2001; the effort fell 28 persons shy of the existing mark…He and Sarah have served as honorary chairpersons for Cerebral Palsy, Inc., from 2001-05…Took part in ‘Read Across America 2001’ by reading Dr. Suess books to students at Green Bay’s Valley View Elementary School…Is involved in ‘Young Life,’ a Christian youth group…Helped coach a Bend, Ore., Little League baseball team during the 1999 offseason…Participates in many charity golf tournaments, including outings in 1999 and 2000 which benefited Bendarea high schools…Was involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters while at Cal…Has given time to Special Olympics in Bend, volunteering at ski races and speaking at other events…Scored his 1st hole-in-one in 2004 at a course in Orlando, Fla.…Played in 3 Canadian Tour golf events (two in Austin, Texas, and one in Stockton, Calif.) in 2005 through a Golf Channel exemption; network produced a feature story on him, having him wear a microphone during his rounds…Participated in the 2005 U.S. Bank Championship pro-am and charity shootout at Milwaukee’s Brown Deer Park golf course, the site of the annual PGA tour stop…Shot a 79 from the championship tees at Whistling Straits golf course in Haven, Wis., site of the 2004 PGA Championship, during a media day event in May 2003 to help kick off ticket sales for the event, one of pro golf’s four majors…Cousin, Michael Orr, was a member of the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Olympic cycling team.