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Dan Bailey

K (retired)

Dan Bailey: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

DAL 2011-2017, MIN 2018-2021. 90%+ FG accuracy — top-3 NFL all-time among kickers with 200+ attempts.

Milestone

Career honors

StatValue
Career FG%90%+ (top-3 all-time)
Seasons11 (2011-2021)
Career FGs245+
TeamsDAL, MIN
Pro Bowls0 (snubbed multiple years)

Top-3 in career FG accuracy — beat out hall of famers and active kickers like Greg Joseph, Wil Lutz.

Comparison

All-time FG accuracy leaders (200+ att)

PlayerFG%
Tucker91.0
Sanders90.5
Bailey90.4
Gay89.0
Gould88.2

DAL era was elite — 7 years, ~91% accuracy, became Cowboys all-time leading scorer.

Split

Bailey career splits

StopYearsFG%
DAL2011-2017~91%
DAL releaseSep 2018Cap cut shocked DAL
MIN2018-2021~85%

Made his first 11 NFL FG attempts of 2014 — went on a 27-of-28 stretch that season.

Rare

Bailey peak seasons

YearFGsFG%
201229-of-3193.5%
201427-of-2896.4%
201530-of-3293.8%

Pro Bowl snub legend — top-3 career FG%, 11-year career, but ZERO Pro Bowl appearances.

Anomaly

Pro Bowl snub seasons

YearFG%Result
201496.4%Snubbed
201593.8%Snubbed
2016~93%Snubbed
201775% (down year)Off year

Undrafted out of Oklahoma State to top-3 all-time accuracy — Bailey's career is the kicker version of a long-shot story.

Trend

Bailey career arc

EraDetail
2011Undrafted out of OK State
2011-2017DAL franchise kicker
201496.4% (peak season)
2018Released by DAL
2018-2021MIN, declining accuracy

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