1. Christopher Lynn Boswell was born on March 16,1991 and is an American professional football placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
42 Facts About Chris Boswell
1. 2.
Chris Boswell played college football for the Rice Owls and was signed by the Houston Texans in 2014 as an undrafted free agent and has spent time with the New York Giants.
3.
Chris Boswell is currently the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history on field goal attempts of 50 yards or more.
4.
Chris Boswell received numerous Power 5 offers before committing to play college football at Rice.
5.
Chris Boswell's father had grown up in Brazil, playing street soccer.
6.
Chris Boswell declared for the 2014 NFL draft in April, 2014.
7.
Chris Boswell was re-signed to the practice squad on September 23, where he remained for the entirety of the 2014 season.
8.
Chris Boswell signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 3,2015, becoming their fourth placekicker in 2015.
9.
Chris Boswell connected on the longest debut conversion in team history, besting Todd Peterson's record of 46.
10.
Chris Boswell became the first player out of Rice to convert an extra point and field goal in a game since James Hamrick in Week 6 of the 1987 season.
11.
Chris Boswell is the first Steeler in team history to make three 47+ yard field goals in one game.
12.
Chris Boswell tied a franchise record for the most consecutive games played while scoring at least 10 points, tied with Gary Anderson.
13.
Chris Boswell passed Kris Brown for the most made field goals by a rookie or first-year player in the history of the franchise with 29.
14.
Chris Boswell finished the 2015 season with 26 of 27 extra points converted and 29 of 32 field goals converted.
15.
On January 7,2016, Chris Boswell won AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the month of December.
16.
Chris Boswell successfully kicked a 35-yard game-winning field goal with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game.
17.
Chris Boswell became the youngest kicker to make four field goals in a postseason game.
18.
On January 17,2016, in a loss against the Broncos during the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Chris Boswell tied a franchise record with seven total field goals completed in the post-season.
19.
Chris Boswell is the first kicker in NFL history to convert at least six field goals in a game and have five of those connect from 40+ yards.
20.
Chris Boswell is the third Pittsburgh Steeler in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
21.
Chris Boswell finished the 2016 season converting all 36 extra point attempts and 21 of 25 field goal attempts.
22.
Chris Boswell's game-winner set a new career-long and tied kicker Dan Bailey's record set in 2016 for the longest NFL field goal ever kicked at Heinz Field in its 17-year history.
23.
Chris Boswell finished the season tied with Harrison Butker for fourth in scoring with 142 points.
24.
Chris Boswell was later named a captain alongside Ben Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey, and Cameron Heyward.
25.
Chris Boswell was placed on injured reserve on December 28,2018.
26.
Chris Boswell was replaced by kicker Matt McCrane for the Steelers' final game against the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2018 season.
27.
Chris Boswell had a down year in 2018, converting only 13 of 20 field goal attempts and 43 of 48 extra point attempts.
28.
Chris Boswell rebounded in 2019, going 29 for 31 on field goal attempts and a perfect 28 for 28 on extra point attempts.
29.
Chris Boswell finished the 2020 season converting 34 of 38 extra point attempts and 19 of 20 field goal attempts in 13 games.
30.
On October 31,2021, against the Browns, Chris Boswell was concussed on a fake field goal attempt.
31.
On November 8,2021, against the Chicago Bears, Chris Boswell missed an extra point in the third quarter, but was 3 for 3 on field goals, hitting a 54-yarder, a 52-yarder, and a game-winning 40-yarder.
32.
Chris Boswell finished the 2021 season converting 27 of 29 extra point attempts and 36 of 40 field goal attempts in 17 games.
33.
Three weeks later, Chris Boswell made a 59-yard field goal against the New York Jets as time expired in the second quarter, making it the longest field goal scored at Acrisure Stadium to date, while tying his career long.
34.
Chris Boswell appeared in 12 games in the 2022 season.
35.
Chris Boswell converted all 18 extra point attempts and 20 of 28 field goal attempts.
36.
Chris Boswell finished converting 27 of 28 extra point attempts and 29 of 31 field goal attempts.
37.
Chris Boswell made another postseason start when the Steelers traveled to Highmark Stadium to play against the Buffalo Bills.
38.
On September 8,2024, Chris Boswell converted all six of his field goal attempts for the second time in his career.
39.
Chris Boswell's performance earned him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
40.
Chris Boswell recorded a 37-yard field goal to break the record, which Boswell set himself in 2021.
41.
Chris Boswell was named to his second Pro Bowl on January 2,2025.
42.
Chris Boswell finished the 2024 season converting all 35 extra point attempts and 41 of 44 field goal attempts.