Chris Boswell

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#9

Experience: 10 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 33

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Rice

2024 SEASON

FGA

24
FGM

23
PCT

95.83
LNG

57

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Kicking

YEAR	TEAM	G	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+	FGM	FG ATT	PCT
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	0-0	7-7	5-5	5-5	6-6	0-1	23	24	95.8
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	0-0	9-9	7-7	7-8	6-6	0-1	29	31	93.6
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	0-0	4-4	4-5	5-10	7-9	0-0	20	28	71.4
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	0-0	9-9	8-9	11-13	8-9	0-0	36	40	90
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	0-0	5-5	6-6	7-8	1-1	0-0	19	20	95
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	1-1	11-11	7-7	9-10	1-2	0-0	29	31	93.6
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0-0	3-3	4-6	5-10	1-1	0-0	13	20	65
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	0-0	10-10	12-14	9-10	4-4	0-0	35	38	92.1
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0-0	2-2	8-9	11-12	0-2	0-0	21	25	84
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	1-1	9-9	8-8	9-12	2-2	0-0	29	32	90.6
TOTAL		142	2-2	69-69	69-76	78-98	36-42	0-2	254	289	87.9

Punting

YEAR	TEAM	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	1	43	43	43	0	1	0	0	43
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
TOTAL		142	1	43	43	43	0	1	0	0	4.3

Passing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	9
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	1	100	2	2	2	1	0	1	100	0	0	0	118.8
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
TOTAL		142	2	1	50	2	1	2	1	0	1	50	0	0	0	214.6

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	9
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	2	2	0	0	0	0
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	1	0	0	0	0
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	2	2	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		142	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	9
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	17
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	12
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	0	0			1	0
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16			0
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15			0
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16			0
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	15			0
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	12			0
TOTAL		142	0	0	0	0	1	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
Has played in 133 games over his nine-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
One of three current Steelers who have played at least 100 regular-season games for the franchise (Cameron Heyward 194; Chris Boswell 133; T.J. Watt 104)
Has made 231-of-265 field goal attempts (87.2%), including 103-of-130 (79.2%) on attempts of 40 yards or longer since joining the Steelers in 2015
Totaled 969 career points on 231 field goals and 276 extra-points made
Twice Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December 2015, January 2015)
Twice Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6, 2015 and Week 13, 2017)
Made NFL debut in Week 5 of 2015 (at San Diego)

PRO CAREER

Earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2017
Has played in 133 games over his nine-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
One of three current Steelers who have played at least 100 regular-season games for the franchise (Cameron Heyward 194; Chris Boswell 133; T.J. Watt 104)
Has made 231-of-265 field goal attempts (87.2%), including 103-of-130 (79.2%) on attempts of 40 yards or longer since joining the Steelers in 2015
Totaled 969 career points on 231 field goals and 276 extra-points made
Twice Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December 2015, January 2015)
Twice Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6, 2015 and Week 13, 2017)
Made NFL debut in Week 5 of 2015 (at San Diego)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (REGULAR SEASON)

His 87.2 field goal percentage ranks second among all NFL kickers with at least 250 field goal attempts since 2015
Owns the franchise record in career field goal percentage (231-265, 87.2), min. 200 field goal attempts
Ranks second in franchise history with 969 career points
Ranks second in franchise history with 231 career field goals made
One of three players in team history with at least 200 career field goals
Owns the franchise record in single-season field goal percentage (2020, 19-20, 95.0)
Owns five of the top 10 marks in single-season field goal percentage (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023)
Owns the franchise record with 25 consecutive field goals made (2019-20, 25)
Ranks fourth in franchise history with 276 career extra-points made
Has converted three or more field goals in a game 38 times
Has converted four or more field goals in a game 12 times
Has made 74-of-80 field goal attempts in his NFL career in the fourth quarter and overtime
Ranks third in field goal percentage (92.5%) in the fourth quarter and overtime among all NFL kickers with at least 50 such field goal attempts since 2000
Has made 32 of 35 career field goals (91.4%) in the final five minutes of regulation and overtime
Ranks fourth in field goal percentage (91.4%) in the final five minutes of regulation and overtime among all NFL kickers with at least 30 such field goal attempts since 2000
Has registered a franchise-record 10 career game-winning field goals (last five min. of the fourth quarter or overtime)
Has made 17 of 20 career field goals (85.0%) in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime (including playoffs)
Has made 30-of-37 field goal attempts in his NFL career from 50+ yards, including 23 of his last 27
Made nine straight made field goals of 50+ yards (2019-21), which was tied for the 10th-longest such streak in the NFL since the start of the 1983 season
Made at least 20 field goals in eight of his nine seasons in the NFL
Owns the longest FG made in Acrisure Stadium with a 59-yarder vs the New York Jets in Week 4 of 2022
No kicker made a field goal of at least 50 yards in the first nine seasons of Acrisure Stadium (2001-09) and, prior to Boswell joining the Steelers in 2015, Acrisure Stadium witnessed just four field goals of at least 50 yards
Has 23 career field goals of at least 50 yards at Acrisure Stadium
His 30 field goals made from 50+ yards are the most in Steelers history (Gary Anderson and Jeff Reed shared the previous franchise record with eight)
His 81.0 field goal percentage on field goal attempts of 50+ yards is the best in the NFL since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (min. 30 field goal attempts of 50 yards)
Has now has converted on the six longest field goals in franchise history and 11 of the 18 longest
Has completed three seasons (2016: 36-36 / 2019: 28-28 / 2022: 18-18) without missing an extra point
Set a single-season franchise record for field goals made in 2021 (36)
Set a single-season franchise record for points in 2017 (142)
One of four players to convert all field goal attempts of 50+ yards in 2017
First player to kick three field goals to win three consecutive games (2017), with the clock reading 0:00 at the end of the play since 2004 (Ryan Longwell)
Tied franchise regular-season single game record for most field goals made (six, Week 16 of 2016 at Cincinnati)
Set franchise regular-season record in 2015 for most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player with 29
Set franchise regular-season record in 2015 for most points (113) by a rookie/first-year player
His 90.6 single-season field goal percentage in 2015 ranked first among rookie/first-year players in franchise history (min. 10 attempts)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (POSTSEASON)

Has played in nine postseason games over his eight-year NFL career (all with the Steelers)
Totaled 68 career points on 17 field goals and 17 extra-points made
Registered a touchback on 23 of his 44 career postseason kickoffs (52.3%)
Has converted 17 of 17 postseason field goal attempts in his career (100.0%)
Has made 17 postseason field goals, which ranks first in franchise history
Became the first player in NFL postseason history to convert each of his first 15 field goal attempts during the 2016 postseason
Extended his NFL playoff record for consecutive field goals made to begin a postseason career to 17 with a 40-yard field goal at Buffalo in the Super Wild Card round of 2023 playoffs
Scored 68 career postseason points, which ranks sixth in franchise history
Has attempted 17 postseason field goals, which is the fourth-most in franchise history.
Set the NFL and Steelers' record for most field goals made in a single postseason game (6, AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 at Kansas City) during the 2016 postseason
Set the team record for most field goals made (eight) in a single postseason in team history during the 2016 postseason

2023 (STEELERS)

Played in 17 games
Converted 29 of 31 field goals and 27 of 28 extra points
His 93.5 field goal percentage was sixth-highest in the NFL among all kickers with at least 30 field goal attempts
Converted six field goals of 50+ yards
His six field goals of 50+ yards were tied for the 10th-most in the NFL
His 85.7 percentage on field goals of 50+ yards was sixth-highest in the NFL among all kickers with at least seven field goal attempts of 50+ yards
His two misses on the season came from 45 and 61 yards

2022 (STEELERS)

Played in 12 games (spent Weeks 8 through 13 on the Reserve/Injured List)
Converted 20 of 28 field goals and 18 of 18 extra points
Converted seven field goals of 50-plus yards
Broke his own record for the longest field goal made at Acrisure Stadium, converting a 59-yarder in Week 4 vs. the New York Jets
Recorded his third season without missing an extra point after going 18 for 18
Won the game for the Steelers in overtime in Week 1 at Cincinnati by making a 53-yard field goal with no time left on the clock

2021 (STEELERS)

Played in all 17-regular season games
Converted 36 of 40 field goals and 27 of 29 extra points
Converted three or more field goals in a single game eight times
Broke his own record for the longest field goal made at Acrisure Stadium, converting a 56-yarder in the Steelers home opener vs Las Vegas in Week 2
Broke his own single-season franchise record for field goals made with 36
First player in NFL history to make two 50+ yard field goals, make a game-winning field goal and recover an opponent's fumble all in the same game (Week 9 vs. Chicago)
Notched his 100th career game in Week 14 (at Minnesota)

2020 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 games during the regular season and the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Cleveland
Converted 19 of 20 field goals for a career-high 95.0 field goal percentage – the highest single season field goal percentage in franchise history
Made a franchise record 25 consecutive field goals, which was the longest active streak in the NFL when it ended in Week 11 of 2020 at Jacksonville

2019 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 16 games
Converted 29 of 31 field goals for a career-high 93.5 field goal percentage – the second-highest single season field goal percentage in franchise history
Became the sixth player in team history with at least 100 field goals made

2018 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 15 games
Converted 13 of 20 field goals and added a career-high 43 extra points, which marked the eighth-most in a season in team history
Converted seven extra points – tied for the second-most in a single game in team history

2017 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 games during the regular season and the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Jacksonville
Set single-season franchise records for field goals made (35) and points (142)
Finished tied for fourth in the NFL in points and tied for fifth in field goals made
Converted all field goal attempts of 50+ yards
Recorded four game-winning field goals (field goals within one minute of regulation or overtime)
Kicked three field goals to win games with the clock reading 0:00 at the end of the play, tying the most in single-season history since the merger in 1970
Broke a tie with Mike Clark (1964-67: 57) for the sole possession of the eighth-most field goals made in franchise history on his 29-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Jacksonville in Week 5
Surpassed Lou Michaels (62) for the seventh-most field goals made in franchise history vs. Cincinnati in Week 7
Converted five field goal attempts, (22-, 24-, 41-, 49- and 25-yards), tying as the fourth-most in a single-game in franchise history and the second-most in his NFL career (6, Dec. 18, 2016 at Cincinnati) vs. Cincinnati in Week 7
Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 13 at Cincinnati when he converted each of his three field goal attempts, 30-, 37- and 38-yards
His 38-yard game-winning field goal was the fourth game-winning kick in his regular-season career (within one minute of regulation or overtime)

2016 (STEELERS)

Played in 15 games during the regular season (inactive due to an abdominal injury 12/4 vs. N.Y. Giants) and in all three postseason contests
Connected on a single-season career-high 11 made field goals from 40-49 yards during the regular season
Perfect 36-of-36 on PATs during the regular season
Totaled a single-season career-high 49 touchbacks in the regular season
Connected on eight-of-eight on FGs during the postseason, setting a franchise record for most field goals made in a single postseason in franchise history
Set the franchise record for most field goals made from 40 yards or longer in a single game (five) in Week 15 at Cincinnati
His five made field goals from 40 yards or longer are tied for the most in a single game in NFL history (Mason Crosby, 11/22/15) since 1960
Set the NFL and Steelers' record for most field goals made in a single postseason game (six) at Kansas City in the AFC Divisional Playoff
First Steeler to record multiple games with at least four made field goals during the postseason

2015 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 12 games during the regular season and in both postseason contests after being signed on October 3
His 29 made field goals during the regular season are tied for the sixth-most field goals made in a single regular season in team history
His 90.6% field goal accuracy is tied for sixth on the team's all-time single regular season field goal percentage list
Seventh kicker in team history to record 110 points in a single season
Second player in team history (Gary Anderson, 1989) to record multiple games with at least three made field goals in a single postseason
Made all four of his field goal attempts (47, 48, 51 and 28) vs. Arizona in Week 6 and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Connected on a game-winning 18-yarder – first of his career -- with two seconds remaining in the game vs. Oakland in Week 9
Totaled at least 10 points in six straight games, tying a franchise record held by Gary Anderson (1985)
Kicked a game-winning 35-yarder with 14 seconds remaining in the AFC Wild Card Game at Cincinnati and set the record for the most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player in a playoff game
Ninth rookie/first-year kicker in NFL history to reach 20 points in a single postseason
His seven field goals made in a single postseason were the second-most in NFL history by a rookie/first-year player

2014 (TEXANS)

Spent one week (Week 3) on the Texans' practice squad

COLLEGE

Saw action in 51 games for Rice (2010-13), both as a kicker and punter
Finished his career 65-of-88 on field goals and 164-172 on PATs for a total of 359 points
His 65 field goals and 164 PATs were both school records when his career ended
His 65 career field goals were also the third-most in Conference USA history when his career ended
Added 16 punts for 647 yards (40.4 avg.)
Selected to play in the Senior Bowl following the 2013 season
Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week three times
Set then school single-season records for field goals (23) and points (114) in 2012
Named First-Team All-Conference USA by Rivals.com, second team by Phil Steele and was an honorable mention selection by Conference USA coaches in 2011
Earned All-Freshman honors from league coaches in 2010
Majored in kinesiology

PERSONAL

Attended Fossil Ridge High School (Forth Worth, Texas)
Four-time, All-District 5-5A selection
Converted on 39-of-43 field goals in his career and was perfect on 172 career PAT attempts
Named AP All-State first team and to the Texas Sportswriters Association Class 5A All-State second team as a senior
Selected to play in the 2009 US Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Also played baseball and soccer
Son of Rick and Dawn Boswell
Full name: Christopher Lynn Boswell

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