Thanks. Lindell's is a remarkable record. I checked a usually reliable NFL reference source and only two retired kickers made 100% of their career PAT attempts. Tommy Brooker, who played with the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs from 1962--66 (149/149 with a high of 46/46) and Paul Edinger of Da Bears and Vikings from 2000--2005 (164/164 with a high of 34/34).
I honestly don't know whether it's harder to make 74 consecutive in a single season or 248 consecutive over eight seasons, and I guess the only folks who can give an authoratative answer to that question are actual NFL kickers. But each record is remarkable.
Gary Anderson made 820 of 827, but his best consecutive years string was five from 1996 to 2000. However, in 1998, not only did he make 59 of 59 PAT attempts but he went 35 for 35 in FG's, for a perfect kick string of 94 for 94! Ghost actually missed three of his FG attempts last year, going 31 for 34, so his overall record was "only" 106/109. So, Anderson's 94 for 94 is probably the best year that any NFL PAT or FG kicker ever had. A contrarian might observe that Anderson set that mark playing an assured 50% of his games in a Dome (Minn), which makes Lindell's accomplishment in Buffalo all the more remarkable. However, Anderson also had to kick in Lambeau and Soldiers Field that year.
Jason Elam, who has made 601 of 604 career PAT attempts, made 100% of his kicks for eight seasons between 1994 and 2001, but only played in 13 games in 2000.
[For comparison, Lindell's season best is 45/45; the previous record for perfection was Jeff Wilkins' 64/64, and for PATs made/attempted was Uwe von Schamann's 66/70.]
