Andersen sets NFL bar with 2,500 points

ATLANTA FALCONS kicker Morten Andersen became the first NFL player to pass 2,500 career points on Sunday night.

The 45-year-old from Copenhagen in Denmark reached the mark by kicking a 36-yard field goal with 3:24 remaining in the second quarter against Carolina. In doing so he stretched his all-time NFL scoring standard.

Andersen, in his 25th NFL season, had made 14-of-19 field goal attempts entering the game for the Falcons, who won the game 20-13.