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RACKERS, NEIL
2001 (Cincinnati 16/0): Connected on 17-of-28 FG
tries and 23-of-24 PATs for 74 points…made eight
of last 10 FGs, including game winners in final two
contests…Bengals recovered both of his onside
kick attempts, tied for league-best…won training
camp competition with former Dallas Cowboy
and Carolina Panther kicker Richie Cunningham…made
52-yarder at Jacksonville (11/11)…
came through from 36, 47 and 33 yards in season
opening win vs. New England (9/9) as five of his
six kickoffs reached the end zone, four for touchbacks…had
a trying game vs. Pittsburgh (12/30)
with missed FGs from 32 and 28 yards and missed
PAT with game tied at 23-23…made 34-yarder
earlier in game, and atoned with 31-yarder 4:08
into overtime for the victory.
2000 (Cincinnati 16/0): Rookie season produced 12
FGs in 21 attempts and 21 PATs for 57 points with
the Bengals…opened season with three misses,
including one FG try blocked…good from 23, 38
and 34 yards vs. Miami (10/1)…took pitch from
holder Daniel Pope on fake FG try and tackled for
five-yard loss at Pittsburgh (10/15)…converted
season-long 45-yarder at Tennessee (12/10)…
capped rookie season with game-winner from 27
yards out as time expired in season finale win vs.
Jacksonville (12/17).
COLLEGE: Set Illinois season scoring mark with
110 points as senior in 1999…connected on 20-of-
25 FG tries and all 35 extra points…over one half
(56.7 percent) of his kickoffs were touchbacks (38-
of-67).
PERSONAL: Full name Neil William Rackers…
earned 11 varsity letters in baseball, soccer and
football at Aquinas-Mercy (St. Louis, Mo.) High
School…earned all-conference honors in all
three sports…posted batting averages of .480 and
.420 as prep junior/senior, led school to consecutive
state titles in soccer…owns degree in speech
communications from Illinois...married, he and his
wife Rachel have a son Jacob and a daughter Annabel.
Rackers’ 2010 Season Statistics
SCORING
Date, Opp. GP FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Points
9/12 vs. IND 1 2 2 100.0 49 0 4 4 100.0 0 10
9/19 at WAS 1 3 4 75.0 47 0 3 3 100.0 0 12
9/26 vs DAL 1 2 2 100.0 30 0 1 1 100.0 0 7
10/3 at OAK 1 1 2 50.0 35 0 4 4 100.0 0 7
10/10 vs NYG 1 1 1 100.0 38 0 1 1 100.0 0 4
10/17 vs KC 1 0 0 -- -- 0 5 5 100.0 0 5
11/1 at IND 1 1 1 100.0 53 0 2 2 100.0 0 5
11/7 vs. S.D. 1 3 3 100.0 27 0 2 2 100.0 0 11
11/14 at JAX 1 1 1 100.0 24 0 3 3 100.0 0 6
11/21 at NYJ 1 2 2 100.0 38 0 3 3 100.0 0 9
11/28 vs TEN 1 2 2 100.0 35 0 2 2 100.0 0 8
2010 Totals 11 18 20 90.0 53 0 30 30 100.0 0 84
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