Matt Bosher won our punter competition with the greatest of ease, snaring nearly 74% of the vote. Now it’s time to vote on the best Falcons kicker of the past 25 years.
Some of you may ask where Morten Andersen is here. Unfortunately for Andersen, he only kicked three seasons in Atlanta this century, in 2000 and 2006-2007, so he didn’t make the cutoff. Neither did Jay Feely, who had four decent seasons after Andersen’s first stint in Atlanta. That leaves the two names you’d expect, and I’ll break
down their stats and all-time franchise rankings below.
Matt Bryant
The raw stats: 296 field goals attempted (1st), 259 field goals made (1st), 87.5% FG percentage (1st), 390 extra points attempted (1st), 386 extra points made (1st), 99% XP percentage (3rdd)
Money Matt, as he was known at the height of his powers, has a very strong case for best Falcons kicker ever. During a lengthy prime that stretched from 2010-2018, Bryant never hit at a lower rate than 86.8% of his field goal tries and only missed four extra points as a Falcon. The reliability was so, so key for a high-scoring football team, and it made him a fan favorite.
Oh, and he was a perfect 12/12 on field goal tries in the postseason, too. We miss you, Matt Bryant.
Younghoe Koo
The raw stats: 205 field goals attempted (3rd), 178 field goals made (3rd), 86.8% FG percentage (2nd), 173 extra points attempted (4th), 166 extra points made (3rd), 96% XP percentage (10th)
The end of Koo’s career in Atlanta got so dispiriting that it might hurt him in voting here, but we shouldn’t forget how good he was in his prime. He’s third all-time in field goal percentage and was actually first ahead of Bryant until his 2024-2025 implosion, and looked like he might legitimately threaten some of Bryant’s marks for several years. He and Bryant were also very close from 50+ yards, and unlike Bryant, Koo routinely handled kickoffs for a few seasons there.
The problem for Koo in this particular competition is that his prime wasn’t as lengthy as Bryant and his final numbers aren’t quite as good, either, but I’m leaving the choice up to the voters nonetheless.
