re: I had no idea this rule existed.

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To encourage 80 yard FG attempts

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If the rule makers want to encourage long fields goal should they should make a FG worth 3 points if the ball is placed inside the 40 yard line, 4 points is the ball is placed between the 40-50 yard line and 5 points if the ball is place beyond the 50.

If this ^^^^ was done scoring for football would no longer have a gap between a 3 point FG and a 6 point TD