Opponents FG% at KC when Lowery was the Chiefs kicker
Posted: Sun May 19, 2024 4:13 pm
I've heard 2 things about Nick Lowery. One that he was much better than the league average compared to the best kickers today are above the league average. And that Arrowhead is a tough stadium for field goal kickers
From the box scores at pro football reference. Here is a list of opponents FG% in Arrowhead when Lowery was kicking. I went through the box scores each year. The 71% for total League average I equaled the attempts.
Maybe I made a mistake in some seasons with the totals?? Someone might be able find a database and do a sort with the numbers.
Opposing kickers had 7 seasons where their FG% at Arrowhead was above the league average, 7 below. 4 of the below were below by ~1.5-5% points while all 7 above were higher by at least 7.5% points
Usually the Chiefs opponents were in the top 10 as far as least FG attempts, which is interesting
From the box scores at pro football reference. Here is a list of opponents FG% in Arrowhead when Lowery was kicking. I went through the box scores each year. The 71% for total League average I equaled the attempts.
Maybe I made a mistake in some seasons with the totals?? Someone might be able find a database and do a sort with the numbers.
Opposing kickers had 7 seasons where their FG% at Arrowhead was above the league average, 7 below. 4 of the below were below by ~1.5-5% points while all 7 above were higher by at least 7.5% points
Usually the Chiefs opponents were in the top 10 as far as least FG attempts, which is interesting
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Year Atts Made Pct Leag %
1980 13 8 61.5% 63.6%
1981 13 8 61.5% 65.9%
1982 9 7 77.8% 68.2%
1983 10 8 80.0% 71.5%
1984 13 11 84.6% 71.7%
1985 17 12 70.6% 72.2%
1986 12 7 58.3% 68.6%
1987 15 10 66.7% 70.3%
1988 9 8 88.9% 71.7%
1989 10 8 80.0% 72.5%
1990 6 5 83.3% 74.4%
1991 11 8 72.7% 73.5%
1992 12 8 66.7% 72.6%
1993 13 12 92.3% 76.6%
163 120 73.6% 71.0%