The NFL’s 25 best postseason players from the Super Bowl era

Maybe one day Patrick Mahomes or, who knows who else (Joe Burrows even? Heh. Too soon? Too soon?) might join this list, but for now, let’s go with these 25. Some were clear choices while others you might dispute for someone else, but it’s obviously …

Adam Vinatieri

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Let’s see: game-winning kicks for the Patriots in the final seconds of two Super Bowls, XXXVI and XXXVIII, most Super Bowl wins by a kicker (four) and, of course, the hero of the Tuck Rule game. All in all, the most clutch kicker, by far, of the postseason.