"Now in his 11th NFL season and sixth consecutive year in Chicago, Santos played like a veteran who understood exactly who he was and what the team needed from him. The big moments from Santos were sprinkled throughout the year. Santos went 4-for-4 in Las Vegas in Week 4, including two kicks from beyond 50 yards. After missing time with a quad injury, he returned to knock through a 48-yard game-winning walk-off field goal against the Vikings."
"Down the stretch, Santos went 3-for-3 in brutal Soldier Field weather against Green Bay in December, then followed it with a perfectly placed onside kick that helped flip one of the defining games of the Bears' season. That performance earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week and another game ball, his third of the year. In the postseason, he added another line to his résumé by becoming the first kicker in franchise history to make a 50-plus-yard field goal in a playoff game."
Santos finished the season converting 83.3 percent of his field-goal attempts and a perfect 100 percent of his extra points, earning Bears Special Teams Player of the Year honors. He delivered crucial long-range and game-winning kicks, including two 50-plus yarders in Las Vegas and a 48-yard walk-off field goal against the Vikings after returning from a quad injury. Santos executed a 3-for-3 performance in harsh Soldier Field weather, followed by a precise onside kick that shifted a defining game and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He became the first Bears kicker to make a 50-plus-yard playoff field goal.
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