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I had no idea this rule existed.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:22 pm
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One of the NFL's most obscure rules could have made an appearance just before halftime of the Thanksgiving Packers-Lions game.
That rule is the fair catch free kick, which allows any team to attempt a field goal after a fair catch, with the kicker getting a running start and without the other team being allowed to try to block it.
One of the NFL's most obscure rules could have made an appearance just before halftime of the Thanksgiving Packers-Lions game.
That rule is the fair catch free kick, which allows any team to attempt a field goal after a fair catch, with the kicker getting a running start and without the other team being allowed to try to block it.
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Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:24 pm to Eurocat
We practiced that to close practice every Thursday in High School
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:25 pm to Alt26
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We practiced that to close practice every Thursday in High School
Played for Weiner?
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:34 pm to Eurocat
Anyone who has paid attention even a little should have seen this done in the past.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:36 pm to Alt26
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We practiced that to close practice every Thursday in High School
We did too.
I’ve only seen it once in like the last 20 years
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:52 pm to ProjectP2294
STM tried it at St Martinville years ago
the kicker missed
the kicker missed
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:18 pm to The Boat
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Anyone who has paid attention even a little should have seen this done in the past.
Like when
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:19 pm to Eurocat
Neil Racker tried one from like 70 one time. I believe he pushed it.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:30 pm to Eurocat
What’s the reason for this rule?
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:45 pm to JukeLeft
To encourage 80 yard FG attempts
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:58 pm to The Boat
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Anyone who has paid attention even a little should have seen this done in the past.
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Like when
Once in the last 10 years. Pay more attention bro.
This post was edited on 11/24/23 at 12:03 am
Posted on 11/24/23 at 12:02 am to biglego
Posted on 11/24/23 at 1:51 am to Eurocat
The 1 point safety is even more obscure.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 11:10 am to ProjectP2294
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Played for Weiner?
Ha! I figured that would out a few of us
Posted on 11/24/23 at 11:19 am to biglego
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To encourage 80 yard FG attempts
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
Posted on 11/24/23 at 12:26 pm to Bass Tiger
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If this ^^^^ was done scoring for football would no longer have a gap between a 3 point FG and a 6 point TD
Yea but then we’d be playing soccer.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 12:35 pm to Eurocat
It’s one of the oldest rules in football.
A couple of reasons you never see it:
1. Punt returners seldom fair catch a ball within a kicker’s effective range.
2. If the kicking team misses, they surrender possession at the spot of the fair catch. The potential juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
A couple of reasons you never see it:
1. Punt returners seldom fair catch a ball within a kicker’s effective range.
2. If the kicking team misses, they surrender possession at the spot of the fair catch. The potential juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 12:59 pm to Eurocat
Make a fair catch kick 4 or 5 points instead of 3, and you might see some attempts.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 1:04 pm to Eurocat
I seem to remember a Cowboys game, where Rafael Septien had one. Believe he missed.
Only time I remember seeing it; they lined up at the line of scrimmage, and he basically did a kickoff attempt at the FG.
Only time I remember seeing it; they lined up at the line of scrimmage, and he basically did a kickoff attempt at the FG.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 1:07 pm to Eurocat
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This post was edited on 11/24/23 at 1:08 pm
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