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  2. Field goal - Wikipedia

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    [a] American football requires that a field goal must only come during a play from scrimmage (except in the case of a fair catch kick) while Canadian football retains open field kicks and thus field goals may be scored at any time from anywhere on the field and by any player. The vast majority of field goals, in both codes, are placekicked.

  3. 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.

  4. Field goal range - Wikipedia

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    Field goal range is the part of the field in American football where there is a good chance that a field goal attempt will be successful.. A field goal is normally 17 or 18 yards (7 or 8 yards in Canadian football) longer than the distance of the line of scrimmage to the goal line, as it includes the end zone (10 yards) and 7 or 8 yards to where the holder places the ball.

  5. Comparison of American and Canadian football - Wikipedia

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    American football also allows a defending team to advance a missed field goal; however, because of the absence of singles and the goalpost position at the back of the end zone, the return is rarely exercised, except on a blocked kick, or as time expires in the half or in the game (with the most famous recent example being Chris Davis' game ...

  6. Placekicker - Wikipedia

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    An amateur placekicker attempts to kick a field goal. In American football, the placekicker (PK), or simply kicker (K), is the player who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In most cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist and occasionally in youth football, also acts as the punter.

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

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    The sun-splashed football field at a swanky San Diego private school served as the backdrop for a remarkable display of accuracy and power. Someone comfortably kicked a 58-yard field goal. Then ...

  8. What is fantasy football? A beginner's guide for the American ...

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    Field goal from 50 yards or more: 5 points Point per reception (PPR) leagues award a point for every reception for running backs, tight ends, and wide receivers. There's also half-PPR leagues that ...

  9. Holder (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Jake Schum of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers holding for a field goal attempt in 2015. In gridiron football, the holder is the player who receives the snap from the long snapper during field goal or extra point attempts made by the placekicker. The holder is set on one knee seven yards behind the line-of-scrimmage.