In the NFL, a team may free kick for a field goal (3 Points) after completing a fair catch

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Poll question: In the NFL, a team may free kick for a field goal (3 Points) after completing a fair catch

How's your rules knowledge?

[Kingofalldems]

1. Saw the Skins do this one time, I think.

[caraher]

5. They've tried it 3 times

most recently in 1979.

A complete list of attempts is on Wikipedia.

Most came with no time on the clock. A few are mystifying, like the first one - from 30 yards, taken in the 3rd quarter?!!!

[JonLP24]

7. I remember the Neil Rackers attempt

Odd that I never heard of this rule before even though I seen it in action.

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9. Here's a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCBBUMnRqbo

[charlie and algernon]

2. how awful does that punt/kickoff have to be for a team to be in a position

to kick a field goal? Are teams attemping 80 yard field goals?

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3. Not 80 yarders

But less than 70. You need to make a fair catch of a kick. A kick out of the back of the end zone can easily stay within 70 yards of the goal.

[MrSlayer]

4. Only if you fair catch it as the half runs out.

I'm pretty sure that's how it goes.

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10. There's no time restriction

It's just most common at that time because there's not enough time to drive down the field.

[bigwillq]

6. kick

:rofl:

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8. Answer is true

This is allowed in the NFL and HS, but not in college.