There aren't too many times that a NFL team will attempt a 63-yard field goal, since missing the difficult kick will result in great field position for the opposing team.
But with only seconds left in the first half in their game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers didn't have to worry about that when they sent kicker David Akers out to try what would tie the record for the longest kick in league history.
After one week, the San Francisco 49ers look like the class of the NFC as they beat the Green Bay Packers by the score of 30-22. 49ers tight end Vernon Davis got his first score of the season in the third quarter as he hauled a pass from Alex Smith in the left corner of the end zone. The touchdown wasn't the highlight.
The NFL opens its 2012 regular season on Wednesday night when the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys. Fifteen other games fill out the schedule of the new season’s first week. Here’s
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