Sixty-nine yards, straight down the middle
Harrison Butker trotted out for a 69-yard attempt in the closing seconds of the first half against Tampa Bay tonight. He drilled it.
The kick beat the NFL record by a yard. It will not count, because the Chiefs were playing preseason football and preseason numbers never reach the record book.
Cam Little holds the official mark at 68 yards, set for Jacksonville against Las Vegas on November 2, 2025. Little also owns the unofficial one, a 70-yard make during the 2025 preseason, which leaves Butker short even in the category that does not exist. Before Little, the record belonged to Justin Tucker, who converted from 66 yards for Baltimore against Detroit in 2021.
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What the kick tells Kansas City
Range is the point. A kicker who clears the crossbar from 69 in August hands his coaching staff a wider set of options when a half or a game runs out of clock, and it settles any question about the strength of Butker’s leg.
The tape gives Kansas City something to file away for September. If the situation arrives with the ball near midfield and a few seconds left, they now know the attempt is live rather than theoretical.
Tampa Bay still took the night
The Buccaneers won 16-15 in Preseason Week 2. Kansas City drop to 0-2 on the exhibition schedule, a record nobody in the building will carry into the regular season but one that keeps the roster conversations sharp for another week.
Butker’s kick was the highlight either way, and it travelled further than anything that has ever counted in league history.
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