NFL All-Time Leading Scorers: Highest Scoring Players in League History

Updated: Sep 10, 5:00pm UTC

While offense and defense get the bulk of the credit and admiration from fans, football is truly a game of three phases. Special teams are crucial to success in the NFL, and nothing better highlights that than a look at the leaderboard for the NFL's all-time leading scorers.

That list is absolutely dominated by kickers, highlighted by the now-retired Adam Vinatieri, who scored 2,673 points over his career.

Here's a look at the NFL's top all-time leading scorers.

NFL All-Time Leading Scorers

1. Adam Vinatieri (2,673)

2. Morten Andersen (2,544)

3. Gary Anderson (2,434)

4. Jason Hanson (2,150)

5. John Carney (2,062)

6. Matt Stover (2,004)

7. George Blanda (2,002)

8. Jason Elam (1,983)

9. John Kasay (1,970)

10. Sebastian Janikowski (1,913)

NFL All-Time Leading Scorer Among Non-Kickers

The NFL's leading scorer of all time for non-kickers is Jerry Rice, who scored 1,256 points. That ranks 38th all-time and gives him fewer than half as many points as Vinatieri in first place. Rice is the only non-kicker to rank in the top 50.

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