Matt Prater
Matthew Phillip Prater
Born: August 10, 1984
Mayfield Heights, OH USA
Position: K
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Central Florida
High School: Estero (FL)
Career: 2007-2025
Matt Prater has played from 2007 to 2025 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions. Prater has kicked 425 field goals in 507 attempts, a 83.8 percent success rate, over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 2012 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 139.6 |
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| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | 2007 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 2008 | NFL Denver Broncos | 40 | 39 | 97.5 | 34 | 25 | 73.5 | 114 | 2009 | NFL Denver Broncos | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 35 | 30 | 85.7 | 122 | 2010 | NFL Denver Broncos | 29 | 28 | 96.6 | 18 | 16 | 88.9 | 76 | 2011 | NFL Denver Broncos | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 87 | 2012 | NFL Denver Broncos | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | 32 | 26 | 81.2 | 133 | 2013 | NFL Denver Broncos | 75 | 75 | 100.0 | 26 | 25 | 96.2 | 150 | 2014 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 84 | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 39 | 36 | 92.3 | 24 | 22 | 91.7 | 102 | 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 31 | 93.9 | 36 | 31 | 86.1 | 124 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 40 | 97.6 | 35 | 30 | 85.7 | 130 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 32 | 28 | 87.5 | 6 | 343 | 57.2 | 114 | 2019 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 35 | 97.2 | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 19 | 1159 | 61.0 | 113 | 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 38 | 92.7 | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 18 | 1065 | 59.2 | 101 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 49 | 47 | 95.9 | 37 | 30 | 81.1 | 97 | 6013 | 62.0 | 137 | 2022 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 18 | 17 | 94.4 | 25 | 22 | 88.0 | 83 | 2023 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 33 | 28 | 84.8 | 106 | 2024 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 28 | 2025 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 49 | 46 | 93.9 | 20 | 18 | 90.0 | 100 |
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| Totals | 652 | 633 | 97.1 | 507 | 425 | 83.8 | 140 | 8580 | 61.3 | 0 | 0 | 1908 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 47 |
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| Totals | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 47 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2010 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2007 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2008 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 114 | 2009 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 122 | 2010 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 76 | 2011 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 87 | 2012 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 133 | 2013 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 150 | 2014 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 84 | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 102 | 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 124 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 130 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 114 | 2019 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 113 | 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 101 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 137 | 2022 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2023 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2024 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2025 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1908 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2007 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 2007 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 2008 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 2009 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 2010 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 0 | 2011 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 2012 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 2013 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 2014 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 | 2015 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2016 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2018 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2019 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 2021 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 0 | 2024 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 2025 | NFL | Buffalo Bills |
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Honors
2013 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2017 - Pro Football Focus (1st Team)
