Sebastian Janikowski Raiders' all-time top scorer
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:40 pm
It took Sebastian Janikowski longer than expected this season to break George Blanda's team record of 863 career points. The Raiders have scored all of nine touchdowns, so he hasn't had a lot of PATs to pad his point total.
Janikowski passed the Hall of Famer with a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter Sunday, giving him 865 points for his nine-year career. It was his second field goal of the game; a try for a third, from what would have been a club-record distance of 58 yards, hit the right post. That was a desperate bid on third down with 13 seconds left, with the Raiders down by 11.
"It's just a number," he said of the record. "I'd trade all those points in for a win. I'm happy, I'm excited, I'm happy for the fans, but I'd rather trade it for the win."
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Janikowski passed the Hall of Famer with a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter Sunday, giving him 865 points for his nine-year career. It was his second field goal of the game; a try for a third, from what would have been a club-record distance of 58 yards, hit the right post. That was a desperate bid on third down with 13 seconds left, with the Raiders down by 11.
"It's just a number," he said of the record. "I'd trade all those points in for a win. I'm happy, I'm excited, I'm happy for the fans, but I'd rather trade it for the win."
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