No kick in football beats the Jaguars' Cam Little 70-Yard bomb (wind not included)

By now, every NFL fan is well aware of just how impressive Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little's 70-yard bomb is. It happened, unfortunately, during a preseason game, so it won't officially go in the record books, but it's safe to say that the hype is sky-high.

For those not familiar, during the Week 1 preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jaguars were trailing 6-3 at halftime. Head coach Liam Coen called a time-out with just :01 to spare, and called Little in to try for a field goal. It wasn't your average field goal, though; it was a whopping 70-yarder.

The current NFL record is 66 yards. But, amazingly, Little nailed it, and even though it doesn't technically count, we all know now to expect big things from Little's future.

Cam Little holds the record across every level

In the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker holds the record for longest field goal of all time, at 66 yards. And in that case, he barely made it; it bounced off the crossbar before going in. Little's 70-yard kick went in cleanly, with room to spare. But what about college football?

Little would have beat that record, too, according to PFT's Michael David Smith. That record was set by Abilene Christian’s Ove Johansson in 1976, on an extremely windy day. Smith reported that it was so windy that Texas A&M kicker Tony Franklin also nailed 64- and 65-yard field goals. In each kick, the wind was at their back, helping give the ball a little extra push to get it through the uprights. Additionally, Smith pointed out that both Johansson and Smith had the benefit of being able to use a tee during kicks, which is no longer allowed; the tee helped with longer field goals.

"Little had neither of those advantages," Smith wrote. "He just had his strong leg, and he now has the distinction of kicking the longest field goal in any football game, even if it won’t appear in the NFL record book."

It's a bit frustrating for Jaguars fans - and probably for Little, too - that this kick doesn't technically count in the record books, as it happened in a preseason game. But we all know the truth, and there's good reason to believe he could replicate this incredible feat during the regular season. He's proven, in both his college career and as a rookie, that he's reliable at 60+ yard attempts. All he needs is to be given another chance, and there's no doubt that he'll make history again... and when he does, it will count.

Related: