The Kicking Crown 2021: Comparing the Best NFL Kickers

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Kickers.

They’re far from the most beloved players in football.

McKenzie Milton would've been an all-time great college football story tonight ... if his kicker hadn't missed a pretty easy FG. Notre Dame's kicker made his. I hate field-goal kicking, which decides WAY TOO MANY GREAT GAMES FOUGHT TO THE END BY REAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 6, 2021 The Vikings should be proposing a rule to eliminate kicking from the game every offseason until it passes.

— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) September 19, 2021 However, they’re among the most important. In close games, a surefire kicker is the difference between winning and losing. I don’t…