most points scored in a single game by a 38 year old

David Akers and Jason Elam are tied for the most points by a 38-year-old player in a game, with 16 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a single regular-season game by a 38 year old
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTY
1David Akers
D. Akers
16
38-294
9/29/2013
vs
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
2Jason Elam
J. Elam
16
38-218
10/12/2008
vs
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
3Nick Folk
N. Folk
15
38-309
9/10/2023
@
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
4Sebastian Janikowski
S. Janikowski
15
38-235
10/23/2016
@
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
5Phil Dawson
P. Dawson
15
38-326
12/15/2013
@
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
6Olindo Mare
O. Mare
15
38-139
10/23/2011
vs
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
7Al Del Greco
A. Del Greco
15
38-276
12/3/2000
@
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
8Morten Andersen
M. Andersen
15
38-046
10/4/1998
vs
0
0
0
0
3
6
0
0
9Gary Anderson
G. Anderson
15
38-060
9/14/1997
vs
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
10Mason Crosby
M. Crosby
14
38-113
12/25/2022
@
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
11Nick Folk
N. Folk
14
38-019
11/24/2022
@
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
12Nick Folk
N. Folk
14
38-001
11/6/2022
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
13Mike Nugent
M. Nugent
14
38-286
12/13/2020
@
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
14Sebastian Janikowski
S. Janikowski
14
38-221
10/9/2016
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
15John Kasay
J. Kasay
14
38-316
9/7/2008
@
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
16Matt Stover
M. Stover
14
38-282
11/5/2006
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
17Matt Stover
M. Stover
14
38-233
9/17/2006
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
18John Carney
J. Carney
14
38-169
10/6/2002
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
19Jan Stenerud
J. Stenerud
14
38-347
11/8/1981
vs
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
20Graham Gano
G. Gano
13
38-158
9/14/2025
@
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
21Matt Prater
M. Prater
13
38-144
1/1/2023
@
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
22Sebastian Janikowski
S. Janikowski
13
38-291
12/18/2016
@
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
23Phil Dawson
P. Dawson
13
38-319
12/8/2013
vs
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
24Adam Vinatieri
A. Vinatieri
13
38-359
12/22/2011
vs
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
25Adam Vinatieri
A. Vinatieri
13
38-264
9/18/2011
vs
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for points going back to the 1960 season.

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