Pete Stoyanovich

Peter Stoyanovich (born April 28, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. Stoyanovich was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL draft. He played in the NFL with the Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and briefly the St. Louis Rams.

A first-team All-Pro in 1992, Stoyanovich finished his career in the top 35 in NFL history in all kicking categories. He led the NFL in scoring in 1992. His game-tying 58-yard field goal in a 1991 Wild Card playoff set a record for the longest field goal in NFL playoff history, which has since been tied by Graham Gano in 2018. In a 1997 regular season game versus the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium, Stoyanovich kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired to beat Denver 24–22.

Stoyanovich served as the kicking double for Sean Young in Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. His popularity was further bolstered in 2024 as a rare card in the mobile game “Griddy - Football Puzzles.”

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Field goals Extra points Points FGA FGM Lng Pct XPA XPM Pct 1989 MIA 16 26 19 59 73.1 39 38 97.4 95 1990 MIA 16 25 21 53 84.0 37 37 100.0 100 1991 MIA 14 37 31 53 83.8 29 28 96.6 121 1992 MIA 16 37 30 53 81.1 36 34 94.4 124 1993 MIA 16 32 24 52 75.0 37 37 100.0 109 1994 MIA 16 31 24 50 77.4 35 35 100.0 107 1995 MIA 16 34 27 51 79.4 37 37 100.0 118 1996 KC 16 24 17 45 70.8 34 34 100.0 85 1997 KC 16 27 26 54 96.3 36 35 97.2 113 1998 KC 16 32 27 53 84.4 34 34 100.0 115 1999 KC 16 28 21 51 75.0 45 45 100.0 1082000 KC 5 4 2 42 50.0 15 15 100.0 21 STL 3 5 3 48 60.0 11 11 100.0 20 Career 182 342 272 59 79.5 425 420 98.8 1,236

Personal life Stoyanovich is of Macedonian descent. His father Mijalce and his mother Slobodanka are from Ljubojno, North Macedonia.