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Ninth-year pro is in his seventh Bengals season,
holding numerous team records … The only Bengals
kicker ever voted to Pro Bowl (2005 season), he was
designated as Bengals’ franchise player on 2-16-09 and
re-signed on 4-30-09 … Moved last season to No. 2 in
all-time Bengals scoring with 682 points (Jim Breech
leads at 1151), and he maintained his No. 1 Bengals spot
in career FG percentage (now 87.5) … Went 21-for-24
on FGs and 15-for-15 on PATs in ’08… Ranks fourth
all-time in NFL in FG accuracy at 85.64 percent (his
173-for-202 total includes 19-for-26 with other teams)
… Recorded eight touchbacks on kickoffs last season,
and had onside kickoff that Bengals recovered on Oct. 5
at Dallas … Aggressive on kick coverage, with 30 career
special teams tackles.
2008 PARTICIPATION: Kicked in 14 games (Games
1-5 and 8-16) … Inactive for Games 6-7, only two missed
games of his Bengals career, due to a groin injury suffered
while covering onside kick Oct. 5 at Dallas.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: On Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants,
was three-for-three on FGs (22, 30, 21), including a
21-yarder at the end of regulation to send the game
into overtime … Reached the end zone on four of his
six kickoffs at New York, and had two touchbacks …
On Sept. 28 vs. Cleveland, was two-for-two on FGs (42
and 45 yards) and had one touchback … On Oct. 5 at
Dallas, was three-for-three on FGs (41, 31, 40), and
had two touchbacks on six kickoffs … On Nov. 16 vs.
Philadelphia, made his fi rst two FG attempts (20 and
41 yards), but was wide right on a 47-yarder with :07
remaining in OT, leaving the game tied … On Dec. 7 at
Indianapolis, his 19-yard FG pushed him to 662 career
Bengals points, past Doug Pelfrey (660) into second
place all-time, behind only Jim Breech (1151) … On
Dec. 14 vs. Washington, made both FG attempts, hitting
from 32 yards in second quarter and later giving Bengals
a two-score lead in fourth quarter on tied-for-season-long
45-yarder … Closed ’08 by making all three FG tries (38,
40, 43) in 16-6 win vs. Kansas City.
SHAYNE’S RECORD FILE: Following is a complete
list of Bengals records held by Graham:
Points in a season: 131 in 2005.
FGs in a season: 31 in 2007.
SHAYNE GRAHAM
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Kicker
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 205
9th year in NFL
College: Virginia Tech
2008 Games-Starts: 14-0
Career Games-Starts: 111-0
Acquired: W(Car.)’03
Born: 12-9-77
FGs in a game: Seven (in seven attempts), on Nov.
11, 2007 at Baltimore.
Consecutive FGs made: 21, compiled in 2007
during Games 1-10, breaking the record of 17 he posted
from ’05-06.
Career FG percentage: 87.50, on 154-of-176.
Season FG percentage: 91.2 (31-34), set in 2007.
Consecutive PATs made: 158, compiled from Game
1 of 2003 through Game 11 of ’06.
Career PAT percentage: 99.1, on 220-of-222.
Season PAT percentage: 100.0, on 47-of-47 in
2005. (Bengals have had multiple perfect seasons, but
47 is the most attempts.)
LEGGING OUT A VICTORY: On Nov. 11, 2007 at
Baltimore, Graham scored all of Cincinnati’s points in a
21-7 win, going seven-for-seven on FGs and breaking
Doug Pelfrey’s 1994 Bengals record of six FGs in a game.
Graham’s seven FGs rank tied for second in NFL history
(record for a game is eight).
MORE FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2000—
Entered NFL on June 30 as college free agent with New
Orleans … No FG attempts in preseason; was waived on
Aug. 22. 2001—Signed April 27 with Seattle … Waived
Sept. 2 … Signed Nov. 27 with Buffalo and played in Bills’
final six games, scoring 25 points with six FGs in eight
attempts … Kicked his first two NFL field goals (20 and
27 yards) on Dec. 9 vs. Carolina, providing key points in
25-24 Bills win. 2002—Released by Buffalo on April 24
… Signed by Seattle on May 13, and waived Aug. 13 …
Signed Sept. 28 by Carolina, and was Panthers’ placekicker
for the final 13 games, going 13-for-18 on FGs …
Made 50-yard FGs Oct. 13 at Dallas and Dec. 29 at New
Orleans … Tied Richie Cunningham’s Carolina record with
six PATs in 52-31 win Dec. 8 vs. Bengals. 2003—Spent
preseason with Carolina, lost roster battle to veteran John
Kasay, and was acquired by Bengals on waivers Sept. 1
… Played in all 16 games for Cincinnati, and his 88.0%
field goal accuracy (22-25) set a club season record he has
since surpassed … Two of his three misses were beyond
50 yards. 2004—Became a restricted free agent and was
tendered an offer by Jacksonville, but Cincinnati matched
the offer on March 5 … Finished season with 122 points,
a Bengals record he has since surpassed twice … Had a
streak of 13 straight made field goals, tying Bengals record
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