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Rick Gosselin is one of, if not, the best NFL writers in the country. Writing for the Dallas Morning News I thought Ravens fans would appreciate Rick’s comments about Matt Stover. Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis are the “icons” of this franchise but Matt is one who also needs to be constantly brought up in the discussion of who are the most important players in the Ravens’ short history.
“Matt Stover is an NFL conundrum. He has played in two NFL cities and worn two different uniforms — but has only played for one franchise in his 18-year career. Stover is the place-kicker for the Baltimore Ravens and the last holdover from the franchise’s stay in Cleveland as the Browns. Stover was five years and 480 points into his career when Art Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore in 1996 and renamed them the Ravens. A Lake Highlands product, Stover has spent the last 13 years of his life in Baltimore kicking his way into the NFL’s top five all-time scorers. Stover ranks fifth with 1,905 points. The top five are all place-kickers, and Stover is the only one who has done all of his scoring for one franchise. Here’s the list of the NFL’s all-time top scorers:
| Player | Seasons | Teams | Points |
| Morten Andersen | 25 | 5 | 2,544 |
| Gary Anderson | 23 | 5 | 2,434 |
| George Blanda | 26 | 4 | 2,002 |
| John Carney | 21 | 7 | 1,926 |
| Matt Stover | 18 | 1 | 1,905 |
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Coach Billick,
If you didn’t have such a reliable PK in Matt Stover, would you have still made the decision last year to kick a FG instead of going for it on 4 and inches in Miami which ultimately was the “nail in the coffin” loss against a winless team????
Regards,
Franchise
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December 24th, 2008 at 2:49 am
He is a good man of God and a son of a gun PK. (No, not preacher’s kid).