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The league made two rule changes in the subsequent years to discourage further long field goal attempts. The first was in 1974 , which moved the goal posts from the goal line to the back of the end zone, adding ten yards to the kick distance, and awarded the ball to the defense on a missed kick at the spot where the ball was snapped.
The fair catch kick rule states that, after a player has made a fair catch or has been awarded a fair catch as the result of a penalty such as kick catch interference, their team can attempt a kick from the spot of the catch; [1] [2] the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rulebook also allows a kick to be made if the down following the fair catch or awarded fair catch ...
The 52-yard boot stood as the longest fair-catch kick in NFL history until Dicker broke the record Thursday night. Dec. 4, 1966 Minnesota Vikings' Fred Cox kicks a field goal during a game against ...
The Falcons responded with a 70-yard completion to Tony Martin, which set up a 24-yard field goal by Morten Andersen to make the score 27–20. On the ensuing Vikings drive, Cunningham fumbled a snap and the Falcons recovered the ball on the Vikings' 30-yard line; the Falcons failed to score after an incomplete pass turned the ball over on ...
And by rule, since the fumble went out of the end zone, the Vikings lost possession, and the Eagles got the ball at the 20-yard line. This was ruled a touchback for Minnesota. #MINvsPHI on Prime Video
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The 2001 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 41st in the National Football League (NFL). ... MIN – Gary Anderson 36-yard field goal, 0:04. Vikings 20–0.
Obscure rule leads to Chargers getting 1st made fair catch free kick in NFL since 1976 ... December 20, 2024 at 8:59 AM. It takes a specific circumstance for an NFL team to try a fair catch free ...