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MANE FACTS:

• Pro Bowls: 1998, 2000.
• Grew up playing soccer, but when he reached junior high school, he began kicking a football and went on to play both football and soccer in high school.
• Avid golfer who served as the Honorary co-Chairman of the 2007 Detroit Lions Invitational Charity Golf Tournament.
• In May 2007, Hanson nailed his first-ever hole-in-one on a Par 3 178-yard hole at Indian Cannon Gold Course in Spokane, Wash.
• Hanson helped establish Providence Youth Outreach in Pontiac, Mich., which helps at-risk youth from ages 12-22 and through his "Points For Providence" program, he donates $200 for every field goal he kicks. He also helps solicit corporate contributions and spends time mentoring youth in this program.
• Served as spokesman for the Lions 12th annual Toys For Tots toy drive.
• Attended the 13th annual Detroit Lions Courage House Dinner to help benefit HAVEN, Oakland County's premier center for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
• Helped deliver thousands of pounds of food and supplies to more than 30 Metro Detroit relief agencies at the United Way Hometown Huddle/Lift Up America event, December 5 at Ford Field.
• Donated Lions' home game tickets to Eagle Ministries through the Lions CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program.
• Honored as Lions' 2006 team MVP by the Detroit Lions Quarterback Club.
• Participated in Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build for Super Bowl XL week, where 40 "home kits" were built and shipped to the Gulf Coast to provide housing for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
• Served as a guest speaker at the 2006 Super Bowl Breakfast presented by Athletes in Action and featuring the presentation of the prestigious Bart Starr Award.
• Active Christian speaker.
• A big fan of music, he particularly likes jazz, country, hard rock and contemporary Christian.
• Kicked a season-high five PATs including the game-winner with no time remaining to give the Lions a 38-37 victory vs. Cleveland (11/22). The match-up marked Hanson's 281st career game, a Lions' franchise record.
• Surpassed 1,800 career points when he connected on a PAT after the Lions first touchdown (Brown's 26-yard touchdown reception) of the game. It was his fourth point of the game.
• Hanson becomes the seventh player in NFL history with 1,800 career points.
• He ended the game with 8 points and now sits at 1,804. His biggest kick was the extra point with no time left to give the Lions the one-point win.

2011: By playing in the season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11), Hanson has now played in 20 NFL seasons. He is the 15th player in NFL history to play in 20 seasons. Hanson now joins Hal off Famers T Jackie Slater (Los Angeles Rams: 20) and CB Darrell Green (Washington: 20) for the most seasons played for the team that originally drafted them. He is ninth in the NFL in scoring with 119 points.

• When Hanson connected on his fourth PAT of the game vs. San Diego (12/24), it gave him 49 on the season breaking the club record for PATs in a season, surpassing his own team record of 48 set in 1995. With 5 total PATs in the game, Hanson now has 50 PATs this year and is the first player in team history to reach that mark in a season.
• The Lions' season opener against the Buccaneers (9/11) marked Hanson's 296th career game, the most among active players. He ties Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews for the most games played with one team in NFL History. His 296 games also ties him with Matthew's for eighth on the NFL's all-time career games played list.
• Hanson finished with 9 points (2 field goals and 3 PATs), moving his career tally to 1,899.
• Playing in the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18) marked Hanson's 297th career-game, setting an all-time NFL record for the most games played by one player for one team. He surpassed Hall of Fame C Bruce Matthews who played 296 games for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans.
• On the PAT following the Lions first touchdown vs. the Chiefs, Hanson reached 1,900 career points to become the seventh player in NFL history with 1,900 career-points. He ended the game with 12 points (2 field goals and 6 PATs). He has now scored 10 or more points in 60 career games.
• With 3:29 left in the second quarter, Hanson connected on a 51-yard field goal. He holds the NFL record for 50-yard field goals, and the 51-yarder now gives him 46 for his career. He now has also registered a 50-yard field goal in 17 NFL seasons. He is tied with K Morten Andersen, K Jason Elam and K John Kasay for the most seasons in NFL history recording a 50-yard field goal.
• Kicked the game winning 32-yard field goal in overtime at Minnesota (9/25). It was the 18^th time in his career that he has made a game-winning kick in the fourth quarter or in over time, and it was his eighth game-winning kick in overtime. He was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, making field goals of 28, 50, 40 and 32 yards. It was the 23^rd time in his career he has made four field goals in a game. His 50-yarder extended his NFL record of 50-yard field goals to 47.
• He made 3 late field goals against the Vikings, with the first, a 50-yarder, with 5:20 left to play. He made 2 field goals in the fourth quarter and overtime to take the lead (40-yard, 2:30 in the fourth) and the game-winner (32 yards with 13:01 to play in OT). His 50-yarder tied the game at 20-20 with 5:20 left to play in regulation.
• 14 points in the overtime win (4 FG, 2 PAT) mark the 17^th time in his career that he has recorded 14-or-more points in a game. It was also the 23^rd time in his career that he has made four field goals in a game. He moved passed K Gary Anderson for third place on the League’s record list for most career games with four field goals.
• Connected on 2 field goals (33, 51) in the team’s 34-30 win at Dallas (10/2), recording 4 touchbacks. Hanson scored a total of 10 points on the day (2 FGs, 4 PATs), giving him 45 points on the season. He has scored at least 10 points in three consecutive games. It is the fourth time in his career he has scored 10+ points in three consecutive games during his career (2007, 1994, 1993).
• His 51-yarder in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys pushed the Lions comeback to a three-point deficit with 4:22 left to play. The 51-yarder extends his NFL record to 48. He has now also made 3 50-yard field goals this year, each on the past three games. It is the 10^th time in his career he has made 3 for 50-yard field goals. It is also the first time in his career that he has hit 50-yarder in three-straight games.
• In the Lions 24-13 win vs. Chicago (10/10), Hanson became the first player in NFL history to player 300 career games with one team and he is the eighth player in NFL history to play 300 career games.
• Connected on two-of-three field goals for 25 and 24 yards respectively vs. San Francisco (10/16) also made booth PATs in the game.
• Played in his 302^nd game vs. Atlanta (10/23). He is now tied with QB Brett Favre and K Matt Stover for sixth place on the NFL’s career games played list. Finished the game with 10 points (3 field goals, 1 PAT) and now has scored 68 points on the season. He has scored 10 points in four of the team’s seven games this season.
• Went 6-for-6 on extra points and booted his 49^th career 50+-yard field goal in the second quarter at Denver (10/30) with a 50-yarder.
• Kicked two field goals and an extra point at Chicago (11/13). The extra point was the 600^th of his career making him only the eighth player in NFL history to kick 600 PATs.
• The game at Chicago (11/13) was Hanson’s 304^th of his career passing Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice for fifth on the NFL all-time career games list.
• Kicked 7 PATs in the Lions 49-35 win vs. Carolina (11/20). He joins Hall of Fame RB Doak Walker as the only players in team history to make 7 PATs in two different games.
• He connected on a 31-yard field goal and 2 PATs to tally 5 total points at New Orleans (12/4). In doing so, he moved his career points to 1,987 and surpassed K Jason Elam (1,983) for sixth place on the NFL’s all-time career scoring list.
• Kicked 2 field goals and 4 PATs in the win over Minnesota (12/11).
• He kicked 4 PATs at Oakland (12/18). The four points moved his career total to 2,001 making him the sixth player in NFL history with 2,000 career points.
• Hanson became the first player in NFL history to register 2,000 career points with one team.
• He has now connected on 45 PATs for the season, which is the third-highest single-season tally in team history.
• Kicked a 50-yard field goal and 4 PATs in the win vs. San Diego (12/24). Hanson has now made 5 50-yard field goals on the season for the second time in his career. Previously he made 8 in 2008.
• The 119 points on the season is the sixth most in Lions history.

2010: The season opener marked Hanson's 19th NFL season and his 288th game. Hanson is tied for third for the most seasons a player has played with the team that originally drafted them. He is behind Hall of Fame T Jackie Slater 20 with L.A. Rams) and Hall of Fame CB Darrell Green (20 with Washington Redskins). He is also 11^th overall in League history in career games. On the season, he was 3-of-4 (.750) on 50-yard attempts and 7-of-9 (.778) on 40+-yard attempts.

• Connected on 2-of-2 PATs in season opener at Chicago (9/12).
• Was 3-of-3 on PATs and connected on a 49-yard field goal vs. Philadelphia (9/19) in the second quarter to put the Lions ahead, 10-7.
• Was successful on four field goals, including a 52-yarder at Green Bay (10/3). The 52-yarder was his 43rd career 50-yard field which extended his NFL record for the most career 50-yard field goals. Hanson has made a 50-yard field goal in 16 of his 19 NFL seasons, including the last 6 seasons. He is now tied with K Gary Anderson for third place in NFL History for the most games with four field goals.
• Connected on three field goals against St. Louis (10/10) and was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs.
• Scored 14 points against the Rams marking the first time in his career he has scored at least 14 points in back-to-back games.
• Connected on two 50-yard field goals (50, 50) at the New York Giants (10/17), his 44th and 45th of his career. Tied an NFL Record with three other players (Josh Brown, Martin Gramatica and John Kasay) by making two 50-yard field goals in a game for the fourth time in his career.
• Played in his 295th career game vs. the New York Jets (11/7) and has now tied Hall of Fame CB Darrell Green (Washington Redskins, 1983-2002) for the second-most games played by a player with one team.
• Was 2-for-2 in PATs against the New York Jets (11/7). Suffered injury on a roughing the kicker penalty following short field goal attempt during the third quarter Was not able to perform normal kickoff duties for rest of game, but kicked extra point in fourth quarter.
• Missed only his second game of his 19-year career (inactive) due to a right knee injury at Buffalo (11/14).
• Inactive at Dallas (11/21) and against New England (11/25), after suffering knee injury at the New York Jets (11/7).
• Placed on Reserve/Injured list for the first time of his career December 1, 2010.

2009: Made 21 of 28 field goals (.750) he attempted. After a pre-season knee procedure kept him out of action for a few weeks, his leg strength progressed well each week. He was credited with a special teams tackle against Seattle (11/8).

• Connected on two field goals of 47 and 24 yards respectively in season opener at New Orleans (9/13). Also added three extra point kicks.
• Hanson has now connected on 33-of-34 field goals dating back to 2007. His 96.8 field goal percentage through the past 21 games a league best.
• Connected on two field goals of 30 and 48 yards vs. Minnesota (9/20) and added a PAT. Hanson has now connected on 30-of-31 field goals dating back to 2007. His 96.8 field goal percentage through the past 21 games a league best.
• Hanson moved into second place on the Lions all-time list for consecutive field goals made with 20 straight successful field goals dating back to the Lions' game at Carolina November 16, 2008. Hanson surpassed K Eddie Murray's streak of 19 that he had during the 1988-89 season. His streak ended in the third quarter when his 49-yard attempt was no good.
• Hanson registered an NFL record for consecutive field goals made (24) of 40+yards. Prior to his 49-yard miss vs. Pittsburgh (10/11), he made his previous 24 kicks from 40-49 and 50+ yards. His streak started on Thanksgiving Day vs. Green Bay 11/22/07.
• Played in his 279th game at Seattle (11/8) which is a Lions franchise record. Hanson connected on 2-of-3 field goals in the game for 41 and 50 yards respectively.
• 50-yard FG at Seattle (11/8) was his 42nd of his career, extending his NFL record. It also is his 10th consecutive 50-yard field goal he has made, which is the second longest streak in NFL history.

2008: Named special teams' captain for second consecutive year. On the season, he is tied for a league-high four 50-yard field goals this season, which is also a career single-season high.

• At Atlanta (9/7), Hanson made three extra points.
• Against Green Bay (9/14), Hanson connected on three field goals from 38, 49 and 53 yards out. His 53-yarder marked his 34th career 50-yard field goal. He remains fourth on the NFL's all-time list.
• Connected on two 54-yard field goals at Houston (10/19) and now ranks third among kickers in NFL history. It was also the third time in his career that he's connected on two 50-yard field goals in a game. He became the eight player in NFL history to kick two 50-yard field goals in a game three times.
• Connected on a 52-yard field goal and two PATs at Chicago (11/2). With five points he moved his career total to 1,702 and he moved past Hall of Fame K Jan Stenerud for ninth place on the NFL's all-time career scoring list. He is also the ninth player with 1,700 points. The 52-yarder he nailed against the Bears was his 38th career 50-yarder that moved him into a tie for second-place for the most career 50-yard field goals in NFL history. It also marked Hanson's fifth 50-yarder this season, a career-high and franchise-high. Hanson is the oldest kicker in NFL History with five 50-yarders in a season.
• At Carolina (11/16) Hanson's day included a 56-yard field goal, which tied his own franchise record for longest field goal in team history that was set vs. Cleveland (10/8/95) at the Silverdome. The 56-yarder is a franchise record for the longest field goal made on the road and during an outdoor game. Hanson now has 39 career 50-yard field goals, which moved him in sole possession of second place on the all-time career 50-yard field goals list. He is one shy of the all-time record held by Morten Andersen, who has 40.
• He also became the oldest kicker (age: 38, 152 days) in NFL history to make a field goal of 56+ yards, surpassing Morten Andersen (59 yards at age 35 and 127 days).
• With his 56-yarder, Hanson now is 6-for-6 this season on 50-yard attempts. By making 6 50-yard field goals in a season, Hanson becomes the eighth player in NFL history to register 6 50-yard field goals in a single season.
• Additionally, by recording 10 points in Sunday's game against the Panthers,, Hanson moved past Nick Lowery (1,711) for eighth place on the NFL's career scoring list. Hanson now has 1,714 career points.
• Nailed a 53-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Tennessee (11/27) his 40th career 50-yard field goal. The 53-yarder tied Hanson with K Morten Anderson, also with 40, for the most career 50-yard field goals in NFL history.
• The 53-yard field goal on Thanksgiving vs. Tennessee was his seventh 50-yard field goal on the season, and he become just the second player in NFL history to kick seven 50-yard field goals in a single season (other was Morten Andersen, 8, in 1995 with Atlanta).

2007: Hanson began his 16th season with the Lions at Oakland (9/9), marking the franchise record for most seasons with the team. He was also named the 2007 special teams captain. He converted a league-high 14 kicks from beyond 40 yards, with 11 from 40-49 yards. It also marks the third time in his career (1998 and 1999) that he has nailed 10 kicks from 40-49 yards in a season.

• At Oakland (9/9), Hanson continued his consecutive field goal streak from the 2006 season by making his two attempts from 46 yards and one from 23 yards. He also tacked on three extra points to lead the team in scoring with 12 points.
• Against Minnesota (9/16), Hanson made two field goals, including the game winner in overtime (his 17th career game winning kick), and two extra points. Hanson kicked off overtime by forcing the Vikings to make a touchback, and then sealed the game with his 37 yard kick in the extra period. With his first made kick of the game, Hanson pushed his streak to 18 consecutive field goals made, tied for the second longest streak of his career. He also contributed a touchdown saving special teams tackle.
• At Philadelphia (9/23), Hanson made three extra points.
• Hanson contributed seven points (4 PAT, 1 FG) against Chicago (9/30). Both of his misses (1 FG, 1 PAT) were due to blocks.
• Against Tampa Bay (10/21), Hanson led the Lions in scoring with three field goals (34, 42, 32) and two extra points.
• At Chicago (10/28), Hanson had a historic day, scoring 10 points (three field goals, one extra point) in the Lions victory. One of his field goals was a 52-yard field goal at the end of the first half, his longest at Soldier Field in his 16-year career. Hanson's 52-yard kick was also his longest field goal made on grass since he hit a 53-yard at Denver in 2003 (9/28). It was also his 31st career field goal of 50 yards or more, and the longest field goal the Lions have ever made on the road vs. the Bears. Hanson also helped execute an intricate game plan on kickoffs that held explosive Bears returner Devin Hester to 20 yards on one return.
• By making 3 field goals at Chicago, Hanson became the seventh player in NFL history to record 50 games of 3+ field goals.
• With his second field goal of the day against Denver (11/4), a season-long 53-yarder (and 32nd 50+ yard field goal), Hanson moved into 11th place on the NFL all-time scoring list. Hanson passed former Lions K Eddie Murray (1,594, 1980-91) to move into 11th. He finished the day with 14 points and became the 11th player in NFL history to score 1,600 career points. 
• With his third field goal of the day against Denver, Hanson has now recorded three field goals in three straight games for the first time since 1993, when he had four straight games with 3 field goals (10/17 vs. Sea; 10/24 at LARm; 10/31 at Min; 11/7 vs. TB).
• With three points at Arizona (11/11), he moves into a tie with Lou Groza for 10th place on the NFL's all-time scoring list with 1,608 points.
• Hanson's four points against the New York Giants (11/18) moved him into sole possession of 10th place on the NFL's all-time scoring list. His only miss on the day, from 52-yards, was blocked.
• Hanson's four field goals (47, 41, 45, 52) vs. Green Bay (11/22) marked the first time in his career he has hit four field goals that were all longer than 40 yards. This feat has not been accomplished by a Lions kicker since at least 1970.
• Contributed four points at Minnesota (12/2).
• Hanson scored nine points against Dallas (12/9), giving him 102 for the season. He now has reached the 100-point mark in 10 different seasons and became the eighth player in NFL history to score 100 points in 10 seasons.
• Made two extra points, including his 500th career, at San Diego (12/16).
• Hanson ended the day against Kansas City (12/23) with field goals of 46, 20 and 47 yards and two PATs. He scored 11 of the team's 25 points. 
• Hanson hit a 46-yard field goal in the second quarter, the 100th 40-49 yard field goal of his career. He is the sixth player in NFL history to convert 100 kicks from that range.
• Also, by hitting the 46-yard kick, Hanson became only the second player in NFL history with 100 field goals from 40-49 yards and 30 50-yard field goals (Morten Anderson).
• With two field goals and an extra point at Green Bay (12/30), reached 122 points for the season, the fourth most in Lions' history for a single season. In 13 regular season games at Lambeau field, Hanson is now 21-of-22 (.955) on field goal attempts.

2006: Hanson finished the season tied for third in the NFL with 29 field goals made (including the last 14 he attempted), tied for second with three 50-yarders and tied for sixth in the NFL (third in the NFC) in points among kickers with 117 points this season. He was 29-of-33 (.879) this year on field goal attempts, and ranked 10th with an 87.9 field goal percentage. For the fifth time, he was selected the team's Yale Lary Special Teams MVP. He started the season through Week 2 only 2-of-4 on field goal attempts, but after then he connected on 23-of-25 attempts (.920). Hanson was quite effective on kickoffs in addition to his success on field goals. He ranked fifth in the league in kickoff distance average (66.9) and tied for fifth with 13 touchbacks. The 15-year veteran was the only kicker in the league ranked in the Top 5 in field goals made and average kickoff distance.

• Hanson ranked first among all active kickers after the 2006 season with a minimum of at least 100 attempts in both field goals from 0-39 yards with a 96.3 percentage (236-of-245) and 0-49 yards with an 87.2 percentage (326-of-374).
• Among kickers all-time, Hanson ranks third amongst those with over 400 attempts with an 81.5 percentage (356-of-437).
• Hanson's 29 field goals this season tie him for second in Lions single-season history, and his 117 total points tie him for fifth all-time in Lions scoring in a single-season.
• Went 2-of-3 in FGs against Seattle (9/10), successfully booting a 44-yarder and a 37-yard field goal to provide the only offensive points for the Lions in the team's season opener. The game against the Seahawks also marked his 15th NFL season as a Lion, tying LB Wayne Walker (1958-72) for the most career seasons played in franchise history.
• On Hanson's first field goal of the game (44) against Seattle (9/10), he surpassed Matt Bahr (1,422) for 16th place on the NFL's all-time points scored list.
• 3-of-3 on PATs and 1-of-1 on a 40-yard field goal against Green Bay (9/24).
• Was a perfect 2-for-2 on the day in field goal tries with 29 and 20 yard field goals, respectively, while also adding four PATs at St. Louis (10/1). He also surpassed Jim Turner (1,439) for 15th place in the NFL's all-time scoring list.
• Hit a season-long 53-yard field goal at Minnesota (10/8), marking his 28th 50-yard field goal in his career.
• Was 2-of-3 against Buffalo (10/15) with two extra points.
• Produced a season-best 12 points while going 3-of-3 in field goals with a long of 36 yards while also adding three extra points vs. Atlanta (11/5).
• Provided seven points on two field goals of 28 and 33, respectively, while adding one extra point vs. San Francisco (11/12).
• Connected on his 29th career 50-yard field goal, a 52-yarder, vs. Miami (11/23) and added one extra point against the Dolphins.
• Was successful on a season-best 4-of-4 field goal attempts at New England (12/3), with a 29, 38, 49 and 26 yard field goals to contribute a season-high 13 points against the Patriots. His 13 points pushed him over the 1,500 career points total and became the 13th player in NFL history to accomplish that feat.
• Hanson became only the fourth player in NFL history to make 30 field goals from 50-yards or further vs. Minnesota (12/10) after his 53-yarder against the Vikings in the second quarter. For the day, Hanson went 2-for-2 with a 45-yard field goal and two PATs. 
• By recording his 10th touchback of the season vs. Minnesota (12/10), K Jason Hanson became the second kicker since 1994 (the first year kickoffs were moved back to the 30-yard line and the kicking tee lowered) to record 10 touchbacks on kickoffs in a single season as a NFL veteran of 15 or more seasons. The other kicker was Morten Andersen who accomplished this feat in his 15th (1996), 16th (1997), 17th (1998) and 19th (2000) career seasons. Hanson has the most seasons (11) of 10-or-more touchbacks since 1994.
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 in field goal tries at Green Bay (12/17), hitting two 42-yarders and one 23-yard field goal to accumulate nine points.
• Hanson registered three extra points vs. Chicago (12/24) to ensure his eighth 100-point season of his career, and he garnered his 11th touchback of the season on the opening kickoff. After four kickoffs, the Bears started at their own 20, 25, 26 and 22 yard lines.
• Connected on all four field goal attempts at Dallas (12/31), hitting from 33, 25, 26 and 23 yards out and also added two touchbacks on kickoffs against the Cowboys.
• By making four field goals against the Cowboys for the 20th time in his career, Hanson became only the sixth kicker in NFL history with 20 games with four-or-more field goals.
• His performance against the Cowboys earned him NFC Player of the Week honors, marking the ninth time that he has received the honor.

2005: Continued to be a steady presence on the team throughout 2005 despite suffering a hamstring injury early on in the season. Finished the season 17th on the NFL's all-time scorers list with 1,420 points.

• Connected on a 21-yard field goal vs. Green Bay (9/11) to bring his consecutive field goal streak to 16.
• Was inactive vs. Chicago (9/18) due to a hamstring injury, breaking a streak of 209 consecutive games played.
• Connected on 2 field goal attempts (23, 44) at Tampa Bay (10/2) after recovering from a hamstring injury.
• Despite connecting on 2 field goal attempts (52, 25), saw his consecutive field goal steak end at 18 vs. Carolina (10/16) when the Panthers blocked a 47-yard attempt.
• Had his first game winning field goal of the season at Cleveland (10/23), a 50-yard kick in the fourth quarter. Connected on 2-of-3 attempts (47, 50).
• Had 9 points vs. Arizona (11/13), including 2 field goals (26, 20) and 3 PAT.
• Went 3-for -3 and had one PAT for 10 points against Minnesota (12/4).
• Hit 2 field goals and a PAT at Green Bay (12/11) to surpass the 1,400 point mark. He is only the 17th player in NFL history to achieve this feat.
• Recorded his 16th career game-winning field goal at New Orleans (12/24). The Lions moved within field goal range with less than 20 seconds left. As the clock was running, Hanson picked his spot without stepping off his position and called for the snap. He connected on his second field goal of the day, a 39-yard boot as time expired against the Saints to give Detroit the 13-12 edge. • Recorded a special teams tackle at Pittsburgh (1/1) to prevent a Steelers kickoff return for a touchdown.

2004: Set the franchise all-time games played mark when he played in his 201st-career game at Jacksonville. He tied Wayne Walker's all-time games played total when he appeared in his 200th-straight contest vs. Washington (11/7).

• Converted his 400th career PAT in the second quarter at Dallas (10/31), becoming only the 29th player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
• Scored all of the Lions points vs. Indianapolis (11/25), splitting the uprights from 20, 34 and 32 yards out.
• Became the 20th player in NFL history to eclipse the 1,300-point mark for his career after connection on four field goals (45, 22, 31, 36) vs. Arizona (12/5).
• Connected on his 300th career field goal when he hit his second of two at Green Bay (12/12).
• Booted four field goals (31, 39, 34, 40) and nailed one extra point vs. Chicago (12/19), helping improve the team's record to 16-2 when he hits four or more three-pointers.
• After connecting on two field goals (both 26 yards) and one PAT at Tennessee (1/2), he recorded his eighth career 100-point season, finishing the year with exactly 100 points.

2003: His field goal percentage of .957 was the highest of his career and in franchise history as well as the second best in the NFL in 2003.

• Tied for the NFL lead with four field goals of over 50 yards.
• Recipient of the Yale Lary Special Teams Player of the Year Award for the fourth time in his career. Named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November after making 12-of-13 attempts, including two game-winners (vs. Chicago 11/9; vs. Green Bay 11/27).
• Started the season converting on 13 straight field goal attempts, the most consecutive field goals he has made to begin a season in his career.
• Had a then-season-long 53-yard field goal at Denver (9/28), which put him in third place all-time in the NFL with 23 kicks of over 50 yards.
• Stepped in to take care of the punting duties in place of the injured John Jett at San Francisco (10/5), punting seven times for 264 yards (37.7 avg) in the game.
• Tallied 11 points vs. Oakland (11/2), converting on all three field goal and two extra point attempts, including a season-long 54-yard field goal in the first quarter, making him only the third player in NFL history with 24 field goals of over 50 yards.
• Kicked four field goals vs. Chicago (11/9), including a 48-yard game-winner with 39 seconds remaining in the game, and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. His game-winner was the 13th of his career and it was the 275th field goal of his career. The game against the Bears was the 185th of his career, moving him into a tie for second place on the Lions all-time list with Dick LeBeau.
• Became just the 25th player in NFL history with 1,200 career points after converting both extra point attempts at Minnesota (11/23).
• Had one of his most productive games as a pro vs. Green Bay (11/27), converting on all five of his field goal attempts and an extra point for 16 points on the day, the most he has recorded since he scored 19 on October 19, 1999 vs. Minnesota. It was the third time he recorded five-or-more field goals in a game and the 16th time he had more than four. His third field goal vs. the Packers was the eventual game-winner, his 14th career game-winner in either the fourth quarter or overtime.
• With two extra points at Carolina (12/21), tied Eddie Murray for first on the Lions' all-time list with 381 for his career.
• Went 3-for-3 in field goal attempts vs. St. Louis (12/28), converting from 39, 38 and 50 yards out. His 50-yard field goal was the 25th of his career of 50 yards and over and his fourth of the season, tying a career-high. With his three extra points against the Rams, he took sole possession of first place on the Lions' all-time list and now has 384.

2002: Tied former Lions' kicker Eddie Murray for the most career field goals in franchise history after kicking four field goals against New Orleans (9/29) and with a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter at Minnesota (10/13) he became the all-time single leader in field goals in franchise history.

• Named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. Chicago (10/20) after he kicked a 48-yard game-winning field goal vs. Chicago (10/20) to finish the day with 11 points (three FGs, two PATs) and a special teams tackle.
• Kicked a 43-yard game-winning field goal with 48 seconds left against Dallas (11/3) and accounted for all of the Lions' points against the Cowboys (3/3 FG).
• Became the Lions' all-time leading scorer with a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter vs. New England (11/28) and scored the Lions' only offensive points while going 4-of-4.

2001: Tied a career-high with four field goals of over 50 yards.

• Collected his 1,000th career point with first extra point at Arizona (11/18)
• Kicked season-long field goal (54 yards) along with a 33-yarder and a PAT vs. Green Bay (11/22). The 54-yarder made Hanson the 20th player in NFL history to kick 20 or more 50-yard field goals.

2000: Productive on kickoffs, recording 10 touchbacks, forced 17 drives to begin inside 20-yard line and teamed with superb cover unit to lead NFL in opponent's average drive start (25.1 yard-line).

• Finished the season by nailing 11-of-12 final field goals in Games 10-16, including his final nine attempts.
• Enjoyed a huge game vs. Washington (9/10), connecting on all five of his field goal tries and accounting for all 15 of Lions' points in the win which earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.. Among the kicks he made in that game was a 54-yarder in the third quarter (tied for third-longest in team history) and a 37-yarder in the fourth quarter, which was the 200th field goal of his career.
• Made game-winning (seventh of career) 44-yard field goal, with 1:43 left to play fourth quarter, in Lions' 13-10 win vs. Atlanta (11/12), and added another 18-yarder in fourth quarter.
• Made second (17th of career) 50+-yarder (52 yards) field goal of season at Minnesota (11/30), and reached the 300-extra point mark in his career.
• Booted a critical 35-yard field goal in third quarter at New York Jets (12/17) in sloppy conditions at the Meadowlands in a tightly-fought 10-7 Lions' win.

1999: Named to his second career NFC Pro Bowl squad (also following 1997).

• Voted by teammates as the Yale Lary Special Teams MVP as well as the 1999 Detroit Lions Man of the Year.
• Named first-team All-NFC by both Pro Football Weekly and Football News after he made an NFC-high 26-of-32 field goal attempts, including career-high four of 50+-yards.
• All six of Hanson's misses were from 46 yards-or-longer in 1999, including a 57-yard attempt at Arizona (11/14) and a 58-yard try at Minnesota (1/2).
• Garnered NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October after converting on 10-of-11 attempts.
• Both of his late-game field goals in first two wins of the season gave the Lions a key eight-point lead in final minutes – a 49-yarder at Seattle (9/12) with 2:46 remaining and a 48-yard effort vs. Green Bay (9/19) with 2:10 left in the game.
• Enjoyed landmark day vs. Minnesota (10/17) with team-record-tying and career-high six field goals, including game-winning 48-yard effort with seven seconds remaining in the game (sixth game-winner of career), and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort. With six field goals that day, he became one of 17 players in NFL history to accomplish that feat and his seven FG attempts on the day were a career-high as well, in addition to recording career-best 19 points.
• Became 11th player in NFL history to kick two 50+-yarders in the same game twice in his career (also vs. Indianapolis on 11/23/97) after converting from 50 and 52 yards vs. Washington (12/5).

1998: Named as an alternate to the 1999 NFC Pro Bowl squad.

• The Sporting News named him as the NFL's top kicker at the season's midway point
• Made two-or-more field goals in 11 contests, including eight consecutive games (Weeks 3-10).
• Prior to missing two field goals (47 and 43 yards) in Games 12-13, his only misses on the season were a 58-yard attempt in the last minute of play at Philadelphia (11/8) and a 53-yarder in swirling wind at Chicago (10/4).
• Game vs. Pittsburgh (11/26) saw him drill a season-long 51-yarder and resulted in the fifth overtime game-winning kick of his career (first since 1994). A 43-yard miss in the game was his first miss from the 40-49-yard range since the regular season finale in 1996 (16 in a row) and also broke a string of 23 consecutive field goals made from inside 50 yards.

1997: Made his first career Pro Bowl appearance.

• Converted a franchise record 24 straight field goal attempts en route to making 26-of-29 tries on the season (then-career-high .897). He hit the upright on his first field goal try of the year vs. Tampa Bay (9/7) from 52 yards out and didn't miss again until a 50-yard attempt at Minnesota (12/14).
• Became the first Lion to kick two field goals of 50 yards-or-longer in the same game with efforts of 52 and 55 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/23).
• Converted a career-high seven PATs in Lions' Thanksgiving Day win over Chicago (11/27).
• Had his streak of consecutive PATs broken at 126 at Miami (12/7).

1996: Attempted only four field goals in eight-game stretch in middle of the year, making three of them -- one each in games at Green Bay (11/3), vs. Seattle (11/17) and vs. Kansas City (11/28). His 43-yard effort vs. Seahawks with 4:43 remaining proved to be the game-winner.

• Most prolific game of season came vs. Minnesota (12/8) when he drilled a season-high three field goals (30, 31 and 48-yarders) in a season-high four attempts (missing from 48 yards wide right).

1995: NFC's top scorer among kickers with team-record 132 points (tied for second in the NFL) and was named as the alternate on the 1996 NFC Pro Bowl squad.

• With 48 extra points, he broke Eddie Murray's club record of 46 PATs set in 1981.
• Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his four-of-four field goal effort (plus four touchbacks on kickoffs) in Detroit's win over San Francisco (9/25).
• Only effort vs. Cleveland (10/8) was record-breaking 56-yarder, in addition to making all five PATs.

1994: Set an NFL record with three game-winning overtime kicks.

• Booted a 37-yarder in overtime to win the season-opener vs. Atlanta (9/4), despite a severely bruised shin on his kicking leg (injured making game-saving tackle on kickoff after Lions' tying TD).
• Kicked his second game-winning field goal of the season, a 44-yarder in overtime, at Dallas (9/19).
• Kicked his third game-winning field goal of the season, a 24-yarder in overtime, at N.Y. Giants (10/30).
• Played instrumental role in victory at N.Y. Jets (12/10) -- was successful on 4-of-4 field goal attempts (37, 49, 48 and 23 yards) in rainy and windy conditions at the Meadowlands.

1993: Led the NFC in scoring with then-team-record 130 points (second in the NFL) and his 34 field goals also set a Lions' record and fell one short of the then-NFL record for most field goals in a season.

• Connected on three-or-more field goals eight times, with the Lions winning all eight contests. 
• Named All-Pro by the Sporting News, earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for October and December and was the Lions' Special Teams MVP for the first time in his career. 
• Named the first ever NFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week (Week 1) after he converted all three field goal attempts, all three PATs and booted all seven kickoffs for touchbacks, including one that went through the uprights, in season opener vs. Atlanta (9/5).
• Booted the game-winning field goal (38 yards), in overtime at New England (9/12) -- made 4-of-5 field goals in the game, with his only miss coming from 52 yards.
• Converted all three field goals and all three PATs vs. Seattle (10/17), with all seven kickoffs resulting in touchbacks, including one that went through the uprights and one that hit the cross bar.
• Kicked the game-winning field goal (18 yards) with four seconds remaining in game at L.A. Rams (10/24) -- game-winner was one of three field goals on the day.
• Made a then-career-long 53-yard field goal in division-clinching win vs. Green Bay (1/2), making 3-of-4 field goal attempts in the game, with his only miss coming from 56 yards.

1992: Named Offensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Weekly as well as being selected to the All-Rookie team by Pro Football Weekly, P.F.W.A., Football News and College and Pro Football Newsweekly.

• The average attempt of his five missed field goals (21-of-26) on the year was 51.4 yards and he was the only kicker in the NFL not to miss a kick under 45 yards.
• Made 18 of his last 19 field goal attempts and put together a string of 12 straight makes over a 10-game stretch (9/27-12/13).
• In his pro debut, made his only field goal attempt, from 38 yards, and all three PATs at Chicago (9/6).
• First four-field-goal-outing of career at Cincinnati (11/22).
• Had his streak of 12 consecutive field goals broken when a 57-yard attempt was blocked vs. Cleveland (12/13).

HANSON'S SINGLE-GAME BESTS:

• FG Attempts: 7 vs. Min 10/17/99
• Field Goals: 6 vs. Min 10/17/99
• Extra Points: 7 (twice) Last vs. Car 11/20/11
• Points Scored: 19 vs. Min 10/17/99
• Long Field Goal: 56 (twice) Last at Carolina 11/16/08