Akers joins the 63 Yard Club.

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6. it's silly to claim that a kick in an official game in a regular stadium somehow shouldn't count

They were aided by altitude, but they were kicking in an NFL game in an NFL stadium, and nobody in any (regular season) NFL game anywhere has ever kicked one longer.

Additionally, while the reduced resistance of the thin air at altitude allows the ball to go a longer distance, it also requires greater precision, since their is less resistance to keep the ball on line. Between 2001 and 2009, kickers have made about 61% of their attempts longer than 50 yards at Mile High. At Lambeau, they have made 56.25% -- however, if you take out November and December, when the weather at Lambeau really hurts kickers, 80% of kicks longer than 50 yards have been good.