Anyone watching the Super Bowl right now might have noticed that Saints kicker Garrett Hartley just set a Super Bowl record: most 40-yard field goals in a game. Hartley broke the record of the Bengals all-time leading scorer Jim Breech.
In Super Bowl XXIII, Breech hit field goals of 40, 34 and 43 yards in the Bengals 20-16 loss to the 49ers.
How did Breech react.
"I didn't even know I had the record," he said. "Four seconds after I found out, Hartley broke [the record]. Holding the record was fun for the four seconds I knew about it."
Whether he knew or not, Breech's performance is among the most clutch in NFL history for any kicker not named Adam Vinatieri.
Twenty-one kickers had made two field goals or more in a Super Bowl before tonight, Breech was the only one that made two from 40-yards or more.
Breech is arguably the second best clutch kicker in NFL history. He holds the all-time over time record (9/9, NFL record for most OT kicks and most OT kicks without a miss), he never missed a kick in the final two minutes of a three point or less game and he is sixth place on the all-time playoff percentage list (9/11, 82 percent, minimum 10 kicks).
You can read the post below for Breech's pick in tonight's game.
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