Chris Boswell

He tied a franchise record for the most consecutive games played while scoring at least 10 points, tied with Gary Anderson (1985).

He also passed Kris Brown for the most made field goals by a rookie or first-year player in the history of the franchise with 29.

He also set Steelers’ records for rookie/first-year kickers for points in a season with 113 and field goal percentage at 90.6.

He 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.

On October 18, the following week against the Arizona Cardinals, Boswell was 4-for-4 on field goals including kicks of 48, 49, and 51 yards, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

He is the first Steeler in team history to make three 47+ yard field goals in one game.

On November 8, Boswell kicked three field goals, including the game-winner and three PATs against the Oakland Raiders, albeit missing his first field goal season-to-date.

On November 15, Boswell kicked three field goals against the Cleveland Browns.

His four field goals also tied for the most in Steelers playoff history (Gary Anderson in the 1989 Wild Card Round).

He also became the youngest kicker to make four field goals in a postseason game.

Christopher Lynn Boswell (born March 16, 1991) is an American football placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

His 14 field goals is tied for fourth among rookie/first-year players in team history, just behind Jeff Reed (2002, 17).

On November 29, Boswell kicked three field goals against the Seattle Seahawks.

On October 25, Boswell kicked two field goals against the Kansas City Chiefs.

On December 6, Boswell kicked three field goals against the Indianapolis Colts.

On December 13, Boswell kicked four field goals against the Cincinnati Bengals.

On December 20, Boswell kicked two field goals against the Broncos.

In the 2012 season, He led Conference USA in the field goals attempted and tied for first in field goals made.

He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Houston Texans in 2014 as an undrafted free agent and has also spent time with the New York Giants.

Boswell attended and played high school football at Fossil Ridge High School.

He received numerous Power 5 offers before committing to play college football at Rice.

His father had grown up in Brazil, playing street soccer.

Boswell played college football at Rice.

With 358 career points, he is second on the all-time Rice scoring list behind ex-NFL wide receiver Jarett Dillard.

The Houston Texans signed Boswell on May 10, 2014, to compete with Randy Bullock.

Boswell was cut on August 29.

He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 23, 2014.

On January 7, 2015, Boswell signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.

On August 16, 2015, Boswell was waived by the Giants.

On September 2, 2015, he was re-signed by the Giants.

On September 5, 2015, Boswell was waived after failing to make the final 53-man roster.

Boswell signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 3, 2015, becoming their fourth placekicker in 2015.

Boswell made his NFL debut on October 12, completing all three of his extra points and making a 47-yard field goal attempt in a victory over the San Diego Chargers.

He connected on the longest debut conversion in team history, besting Todd Peterson’s record of 46.

He finished the 2015 season with 26 of 27 extra points converted and 29 of 32 field goals converted.

On January 7, 2016, Boswell won AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the month of December.

On January 9, 2016, Boswell kicked four field goals in an 18–16 win in the AFC Wild Card Round game against the Bengals.

He successfully kicked a 35-yard game-winning field goal with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game.

He set an NFL record for the most field goals by a rookie/first-year player in a playoff game.

On January 17, 2016, in a loss against the Broncos during the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Boswell tied a franchise record with seven total field goals completed in the post-season.