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  2. Why a 70-yard field goal is possible - AOL

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    The evolution of field goal kicking isn’t just a product of the position drawing superior athletes. ... plant 9 to 12 inches from the ball and strike with the hard bone on top of the instep of ...

  3. Strategy of American football - Wikipedia

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    Fake field goals: In certain situations, a coach may choose to have the team fake a field goal attempt. The players line up as usual, but instead of holding the ball for a kick, the player receiving the snap may run with the ball, hand it off to another player, or attempt a pass downfield. Field goal returns: The defensive team can return a ...

  4. Fair-catch free-kick rule is Jim Harbaugh's favorite ... - AOL

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    Chargers' Cameron Dicker made a rare fair-catch free-kick field goal from 57 yards out, the longest in NFL history. Only seven free kicks have been successful in the league.

  5. Chargers take advantage of obscure NFL rule with free kick ...

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    The Los Angeles Chargers pulled off the first successful free kick field goal since 1976, ... In weight loss battle, Novo and Lilly face growing offensive from licensed copies. Food. Food.

  6. American football rules - Wikipedia

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    Field goal attempt. A field goal is scored when the ball is place kicked, drop kicked, or free kicked after a fair catch or awarded fair catch (High School or NFL only) between the goalposts behind the opponent's end zone. The most common type of kick used is the place kick.

  7. Field goal - Wikipedia

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    A field goal may also be scored through a fair catch kick, but this is also extremely rare. In most leagues, a successful field goal awards three points (a notable exception is six-man football in which, due to the small number of players available to stop the opposing team from blocking the kick, a field goal is worth four points). [2]

  8. Raiders need to correct their problems in the red zone to ...

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    Trip after trip to the red zone Sunday, and the Las Vegas Raiders — with one exception — couldn't reach the end zone. Las Vegas, which visits the Chicago Bears on Sunday, is in a stretch of ...

  9. Holder (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    During a "fake field goal" attempt the holder may pick the ball up and either throw a forward pass or run with the ball (i.e., act as the quarterback would on a standard play). In addition, the holder may attempt a run or pass if the snap is botched and a successful kick is unlikely.