The New England Patriots, six-time Super Bowl champions of the NFL, set a new world record together with Jungfraubahnen on September 22, 2026: At an altitude of 3,454 meters, legendary kicker Adam Vinatieri converted a field goal on the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe against the spectacular backdrop of the Swiss Alps. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS confirmed the title for the highest field goal in the world.
The New England Patriots have a special relationship with snow and spectacular field goals: In the 1982 snowstorm in Foxborough, a snowplow cleared a strip of the field specifically so that kicker John Smith could hit a 33-yard field goal. Twenty years later, in the playoff game against the Raiders, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal in heavy snowfall to tie the game and later added the game-winner. The 45-yard field goal is still considered one of the most difficult kicks in NFL history and helped propel the Patriots to their first Super Bowl championship in franchise history. Now the same man was standing in the snow of the Jungfraujoch to attempt a very special kick and make history again.
"Snow is simply part of my time with the Patriots," said Adam Vinatieri. "But kicking a ...