This weekend, the Carlson brothers held a family reunion in Las Vegas.
Daniel Carlson of the Raiders and Anders Carlson of the Packers became the first sibling kickers to compete against each other in an NFL game in 36 years when the Packers and Raiders met at Allegiant Stadium on Monday.
In 1987, Chris Bahr of the Oakland Raiders and Matt Bahr of the Cleveland Browns were the last brothers to kick against each other in the same game. CBS Sports reports that the Carlson brothers are only the sixth pair of brothers to kick in the NFL at the same moment. Between 2001 and 2004, Martin and Bill Gramatica kicked in the league temporarily together.
The entire Carlson family, including their oldest sibling Nils, traveled from Sweden to Las Vegas for Monday’s game. In addition, it is the first time the family has been together since Anders’ wedding last summer.
Despite having played on the same team in the past, including a year at Auburn when Daniel was a senior and Anders was a redshirt freshman, the brothers will compete in the same game for the first time.
“What will that be like?” Jodie Carlson, their mother, told ESPN before the game. “No idea, because it’s never happened before.”
Before the game, the entire 27-person crew was seen taking a family photo on the field, and they were given front-row seats behind the goalposts.
Hans, the kickers’ father, told ESPN that this is a nice spot for their parents.
Daniel is in his sixth season in the NFL, and after the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 draft, he has spent nearly his entire career with the Raiders. Last season, he kicked 34-of-37 field goals and missed only one extra point on his way to garnering All-Pro honors for the first time in his career.
As of Monday night, Anders was a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals and 9-for-9 on extra points in his inaugural season. Earlier this year, the Packers selected him in the sixth round of the draft.
