highest scoring games by players older than the age of 40

Morten Andersen has the most points by a 40-year-old player in a game, with 18 points against the 49ers on September 3, 2000.

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	NAME	PTS	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY
1	Morten Andersen M. Andersen	18	40-015	9/3/2000	ATL	vs	SF	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0
2	Morten Andersen M. Andersen	17	40-127	12/24/2000	ATL	vs	KC	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0
3	Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	16	40-338	12/1/2013	IND	vs	TEN	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
4	John Carney J. Carney	16	40-159	9/26/2004	NO	@	STL	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
5	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	16	40-086	10/10/1999	MIN	vs	CHI	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
6	Matt Stover M. Stover	15	40-328	12/20/2008	BAL	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0
7	Jan Stenerud J. Stenerud	15	40-009	12/5/1982	GB	vs	BUF	0	0	0	0	4	3		0
8	Lou Groza L. Groza	15	40-239	9/20/1964	CLE	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	4	3		0
9	Matt Bryant M. Bryant	14	40-108	9/14/2015	ATL	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
10	Jason Hanson J. Hanson	14	40-115	10/10/2010	DET	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0
11	Jason Hanson J. Hanson	14	40-108	10/3/2010	DET	@	GB	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
12	George Blanda G. Blanda	14	40-067	11/23/1967	OAK	@	KC	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0
13	Robbie Gould R. Gould	13	40-026	1/1/2023	SF	@	LV	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
14	Robbie Gould R. Gould	13	40-018	12/24/2022	SF	vs	WAS	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
15	Phil Dawson P. Dawson	13	40-345	1/3/2016	SF	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
16	Phil Dawson P. Dawson	13	40-268	10/18/2015	SF	vs	BAL	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
17	Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	13	40-296	10/20/2013	IND	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
18	Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	13	40-275	9/29/2013	IND	@	JAX	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
19	Matt Stover M. Stover	13	40-280	11/2/2008	BAL	@	CLE	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0
20	Pat Leahy P. Leahy	13	40-229	11/3/1991	NYJ	vs	GB	0	0	0	0	4	1		0
21	Jan Stenerud J. Stenerud	13	40-310	10/2/1983	GB	vs	TB	0	0	0	0	2	7		0
22	George Blanda G. Blanda	13	40-084	12/10/1967	OAK	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
23	Lou Groza L. Groza	13	40-316	12/6/1964	CLE	@	STL	0	0	0	0	4	1		0
24	Lou Groza L. Groza	13	40-295	11/15/1964	CLE	vs	DET	0	0	0	0	3	4		0
25	Nick Folk N. Folk	12	40-019	11/24/2024	TEN	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0

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