nfl player most points by kicker in a game 1961

Mike Mercer had the most points by a kicker in a game in 1961, with 15 points against the Baltimore Colts on October 1, 1961.

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	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%
1	Mike Mercer M. Mercer	15	10/1/1961	MIN	@	BAL	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0
2	Pat Summerall P. Summerall	13	11/26/1961	NYG	@	CLE	3	3	100.0	4	4	100.0
3	John Aveni J. Aveni	12	12/3/1961	WAS	@	STL	4	1	25.0	3	3	100.0
4	Lou Groza L. Groza	12	10/22/1961	CLE	@	PIT	3	3	100.0	3	3	100.0
5	Tommy Davis T. Davis	11	11/19/1961	SF	vs	CHI	4	2	50.0	5	5	100.0
6	Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva	10	12/9/1961	LA	vs	BAL	3	2	66.7	4	4	100.0
7	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	10	11/19/1961	BAL	vs	STL	6	3	50.0	1	1	100.0
8	Pat Summerall P. Summerall	10	10/29/1961	NYG	vs	DLC	5	3	60.0	1	1	100.0
9	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	10	10/1/1961	BAL	vs	MIN	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0
10	Jim Martin J. Martin	10	9/24/1961	DET	@	BAL	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0
11	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	9	12/16/1961	BAL	@	SF	2	2	100.0	3	3	100.0
12	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	9	11/26/1961	BAL	@	WAS	4	2	50.0	3	3	100.0
13	Jim Martin J. Martin	9	11/23/1961	DET	vs	GB	4	3	75.0	0	0
14	Lou Groza L. Groza	9	11/19/1961	CLE	vs	PHI	2	1	50.0	6	6	100.0
15	Jim Martin J. Martin	9	11/12/1961	DET	@	STL	3	1	33.3	6	6	100.0
16	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	9	11/5/1961	BAL	vs	GB	1	1	100.0	6	6	100.0
17	Jack Hill J. Hill	9	10/22/1961	DEN	vs	NYT	3	2	66.7	3	3	100.0
18	Jack Hill J. Hill	9	10/15/1961	DEN	vs	OAK	3	2	66.7	3	3	100.0
19	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	9	9/17/1961	BAL	vs	LA	3	2	66.7	3	3	100.0
20	Allen Green A. Green	9	9/17/1961	DLC	vs	PIT	4	2	50.0	3	3	100.0
21	Gene Mingo G. Mingo	9	9/16/1961	DEN	@	BOS	3	1	33.3	0	0
22	Tommy Davis T. Davis	8	12/10/1961	SF	vs	GB	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0
23	Steve Myhra S. Myhra	8	12/3/1961	BAL	vs	SF	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0
24	Gerry Perry G. Perry	8	12/3/1961	STL	vs	WAS	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0
25	Lou Groza L. Groza	8	12/3/1961	CLE	@	DLC	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
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Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
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Mike Mercer had the most points by a kicker in a game in 1961, with 15 points against the Baltimore Colts on October 1, 1961.

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