Greg Zuerlein
American football player
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| December 31 2024 | Zuerlein was placed on injured reserve with a back injury, concluding his season after playing in 8 games for the Jets. |
| December 28 2024 | Activated from injured reserve. |
| October 30 2024 | Placed on injured reserve with a left knee injury. |
| March 16 2024 | Greg Zuerlein re-signed with the New York Jets on a two-year contract. |
| 2023 | Named a Pro Bowl alternate. |
| 2023 | During the 2023 season, Zuerlein had the best season by a Jets kicker in franchise history, converting 92.1% of field goal attempts (35-of-38), 15-of-16 extra point attempts, and 5-of-6 kicks from 50-plus yards. |
| 2023 | Set a club record with 26 consecutive field goals made and tied for the lead in the NFL with 4 game-tying/game-winning field goals. |
| 2023 | In Week 5, Zuerlein was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after successfully converting 5 out of 5 field goals against the Denver Broncos. |
| March 16 2023 | Greg Zuerlein re-signed with the New York Jets on a one-year contract. |
| 2022 | In Week 2, tied the New York Jets club record by making a 57-yard field goal. |
| 2022 | In Week 13 against the Vikings, set the franchise record for the longest field goal at 60 yards. |
| 2022 | In Week 12, again tied the club record by making a 57-yard field goal. |
| 2022 | In Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, became the third Jet to make two 50+ yard field goals in a single game. |
| 2022 | Became the first Jet to make three 50+ yard field goals in two consecutive games (Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns and Week 3). |
| March 26 2022 | Signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets and won the placekicker job during the preseason, beating out Eddy Pineiro. |
| March 11 2022 | Released by the Dallas Cowboys in a salary cap move after playing 32 regular-season games, during which he missed either a field goal or an extra point in 15 games (47%). |
| November 9 2021 | Placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and replaced by Lirim Hajrullahu for the Week 10 game against the Falcons. |
| September 2021 | In Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Zuerlein made a game-winning 56-yard field goal as time expired to secure a 20-17 win. |
| September 2021 | In the season opener against the Buccaneers, Zuerlein made three field goals, including a 60-yard field goal near the end of the first half, but also missed a field goal and an extra point in a 29-31 loss. |
| August 25 2021 | Zuerlein was taken off the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) after recovering from back surgery during the offseason. |
| September 2020 | In a historic comeback against the Atlanta Falcons, Zuerlein kicked a 46-yard field goal to win the game 40-39 as time expired, after an innovative onside kick known as the 'Watermelon Kick' that the Cowboys recovered. |
| March 30 2020 | Greg Zuerlein signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting him with former Rams special teams coordinator John Fassel. |
| 2019 | During the 2019 NFL season, Greg Zuerlein successfully converted 24 out of 33 field goal attempts and maintained a perfect record by making all 42 extra point attempts while playing for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. |
| 2019 | In the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, hit all four field-goal attempts, including a crucial 48-yard field goal at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime, and a 57-yard field goal in sudden death overtime to win the game and send the Rams to Super Bowl LIII. |
| 2019 | In Super Bowl LIII against the New England Patriots, made a 53-yard field goal late in the third quarter to tie the game at 3-3, but missed a potential 48-yard field goal with 8 seconds left that could have set up a last-minute comeback attempt. |
| 2018 | In the regular season finale against the 49ers, converted all six extra point attempts and both field goal attempts in a 48–32 victory. |
| 2018 | In the Divisional Round against the Cowboys, converted three extra-point attempts and three of four field-goal attempts in a 30–22 victory. |
| 2018 | In Week 11 against the Kansas City Chiefs, converted six of seven extra point attempts and three field goal attempts in a historic 54–51 victory. |
| 2018 | Suffered a groin injury in pregame warmups before Week 2 game against the Cardinals, and returned to action in Week 7 against the 49ers. |
| 2018 | In the season opener, Zuerlein converted all three extra point attempts and four of five field goal attempts, including a 55-yarder in a 33–13 win over the Raiders, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the sixth time in his career. |
| 2017 | Achieved Rams record of most games in a season with 14-plus points (7 games). |
| 2017 | Achieved the highest field goals per game in a season at 2.79 (39 field goals in 14 games). |
| 2017 | Became the first player in NFL history to make two field goals of 58-plus yards in one game. |
| December 20 2017 | Placed on injured reserve due to a back injury, one day after being named to his first Pro Bowl. Named First-team All-Pro and led the league in scoring with 158 points and 11.3 points per game. |
| November 2017 | Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November. |
| November 2017 | In Week 10, converted all four field goals, including a 50-yarder in a 33–7 win over the Houston Texans, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. |
| November 2 2017 | Received NFC Special Teams Player of the Month award for strong performances in October. |
| October 2017 | Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October. |
| October 1 2017 | Broke the Rams record by going 7-for-7 on field goals against the Dallas Cowboys in a 35–30 upset win, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. |
| September 10 2017 | In the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, converted three field goals and five extra points in a 46–9 home victory, tying for the most points scored by a kicker in Week 1 with 14 points. |
| March 14 2017 | Signed a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams. |
| 2016 | In Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills, Zuerlein successfully converted all four field goal attempts and one extra point in a 30-19 loss. |
| 2016 | Completed the season converting all 23 extra point attempts and 19 of 22 field goal attempts, scoring a career-low 80 points during the Rams' 4-12 season. |
| 2016 | In Week 2, Zuerlein provided all the scoring in the Rams' 9-3 victory over the Seahawks after being shut out in Week 1. |
| April 15 2016 | Zuerlein signed a one-year contract to return to the Los Angeles Rams after the team's move from St. Louis. |
| 2015 | In Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, Zuerlein scored a season-high 12 points by converting four of five field goal attempts in a 21-18 loss. |
| 2015 | Zuerlein missed two games during the season due to a groin injury. |
| 2015 | Finished the season with 26 of 28 extra points converted and 20 of 30 field goals converted. |
| 2015 | During Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers, Zuerlein struggled, converting only one of four field goal attempts in a 24-10 loss, marking the first time since his rookie season he missed three field goals in a single game. |
| 2015 | In the season opener against the Seahawks, Zuerlein successfully converted all four extra point attempts and both field goal attempts, contributing to a 34-31 overtime victory. |
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