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Acquired by Eagles: FA - 1999
Originally joined NFL: Rookie FA - CAR, 1997
Position:  K
Height:  5-10
Weight:  200
College:  Louisville
Experience:  10
Birthdate:  12/09/74
Hometown:  Lexington, KY
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CAREER STATISTICS

A three-time Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's most reliable kickers, David Akers is the club's all-time leading scorer with 897 points. He also...

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Career Summary

A three-time Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's most reliable kickers, David Akers is the club's all-time leading scorer with 897 points. He also ranks first with 197 field goals.

 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• A three-time Pro Bowler in 2001-02 and 2004
• Has nailed 12 game-tying or game-winning field goals with under 5:00 left in the 4th qtr
• Ranks 1st in Eagles history in total points (897), field goals made (197) and 2nd in PATs (306).
• With 11 50-yd.-plus field goals, holds the team record (Tony Franklin is 2nd with 5)
• Holds the club record for consecutive PATs made with 153 (2001-2004)
• Owns three of the six longest FGs in Eagles history: 57 yds. vs. NE (9/14/03), 53 yds. (twice) last at NYG (9/30/07), & 52 yds. vs. Was. (10/5/03). The 57 ydr. is the longest FG ever in Philadelphia
• Has posted the top five consecutive field goal streaks in team history: 17 (10/22/01 - 12/30/01), 15 (10/17/04 - 12/5/04), 13 (11/10/03 - 12/15/03), 13 (1/2/00 - 10/22/00), and 12 (9/8/02 - 10/20/02)
• From 2000-04, had a streak of 5 consecutive 100-pt. seasons. No other Eagle accomplished that feat in more than two straight campaigns
• Has led the Eagles in scoring in each of the last eight seasons. In those eight seasons, has exceeded the 100-point mark on seven occasions, more than any other Eagles player, including five straight seasons from 2000-04. The only Eagle to lead the team in scoring in more seasons  is Bobby Walston, who did it 9 times from 1951-61
• Currently tied with Donovan McNabb and the Flyers' Simon Gagne as the third-longest tenured athlete in Philadelphia, behind Brian Dawkins and William Thomas
• His 21 FGs in the postseason rank 1st in team history and t-5th in NFL history
•  In Eagles postseason history, ranks first in points (96), PATs (33), and FGs (21)
•  Owns the top three longest FGs in Eagles postseason history: 48 yds. vs. NYG (1/7/07, NFC-WC), 46 yds. at StL. (1/27/02, NFC-C), & 46 yds. at Chi. (1/19/02, NFC-D)
• Has earned NFC Special Teams POW honors 7 times during his career: 11/27/05 vs. GB, 10/3/04 at Chi., 11/30/03 at Car., 9/28/03 at Buf., 9/30/01 vs. Dal., 11/12/00 at Pit., and 10/15/00 at Arz. Against the Cardinals, faked a field goal and raced 15 yards for a first down on a 4th-and-4 to set up a TD

Most Points Since 2000
Player Points
Jason Elam (Atl.) 940
Matt Stover (Bal.) 938
Adam Vinatieri (Ind.) 920
Jeff Wilkins (retired) 907
David Akers (Phi.) 886
Ryan Longwell (Min.) 882

Eagles All-Time Scoring
Player FGs Player Points Player PATs
David Akers 197 David Akers 897 Bobby Walston 365
Paul McFadden 91 Bobby Walston 881 David Akers 306
Sam Baker 90 Sam Baker 475 Sam Baker 205

Akers in the Regular Season
  FG/FGA Pct. Lg
at LFF  61/73 83.6 57
at Home 107/125 85.6 57
On the Road 90/119 75.6 53
vs. NFC 148/184 80.4 53
vs. NFC East 69/88 80.4 53
vs. AFC 49/60 81.7 57
on Grass 103/127 81.1 57
on Turf 94/117 80.3 53
Indoors 14/21 66.7 47
Outdoors 183/223 82.1 57
in September 41/51 80.4 57
in October 47/57 82.5 53
in November 61/71 85.9 49
in December 43/57 75.4 50
in January 5/8 62.5 49


The Eagles record in the regular season when Akers…
makes 4 or more FGs - 8-1
makes 3 or more FGs - 24-3
Longest Current Tenured Athletes in Philadelphia
Name 
1. Brian Dawkins (1996-pres.)
2. William Thomas (1998-pres.)
3. David Akers (1999-pres.)
4. Donovan McNabb (1999-pres.) 


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