Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders is reintroducing himself as one of many NFL’s high kickers. The 2020 first-team All-Professional adopted up his AFC Particular Groups Participant of the Month award for November with AFC Particular Groups Participant of the Week honors for Week 16 with an ideal efficiency in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers.
Sanders scored 17 factors in Miami’s 29-17 win — 5 discipline targets and two further factors. He improved to 11-of-13 on discipline targets longer than 50 yards after hitting a game-long 54-yarder late within the third quarter.
Sanders earned AFC Particular Groups Participant of the Month for going an ideal 10-of-10 in November, which included three from over 50 yards. He’s continued that momentum via December — changing all 11 discipline purpose makes an attempt.
This marked Sanders’ sixth Participant of the Week honor and the primary since a 5-of-5 efficiency in Week 16 final season in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys. He enters the season’s last stretch with the seventh-most factors scored amongst kickers (121) and a discipline purpose proportion of 89.2 %.
Jason is:
4th in discipline targets made (33)4th in 50+ yard FGs made (11)eleventh in FG % (89.2)
When he was 1st Group All-Professional in 2020 his FG% was 92.3% (kickers are unreal lately)
He is made 23 straight, has a game-winner (JAX) + has 9 made FGs mixed within the final 2 Dolphins wins https://t.co/nVYp5dygYp
— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) December 24, 2024
