NFL's obscure fair-catch free kick rule left several Chargers …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Los Angeles Chargers took advantage of one of the most obscure rules in the NFL rule book on Thursday night when they successfully converted a fair-catch free kick during their 34-27...
What is a free kick in football? Chargers' Cameron ... - Sporting News
Dec 20, 2024 · The fair catch free kick rule allows a team that successfully hauls in a fair catch on a punt to kick an uncontested field goal from the spot at which the ball was caught.
Fair-catch kick explained: Chargers convert first since 1976 - USA …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Los Angeles Chargers just did something that hasn't been done in an NFL game since 1976: successfully executed a fair catch kick. But what is a fair-catch kick?
What Is A Fair-Catch Free Kick Field Goal In The NFL? - TODAY
Dec 20, 2024 · Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made the NFL's first fair-catch free kick field goal in nearly 50 years during his team's win over the Denver Broncos.
Los Angeles Chargers score on ultra rare 'fair catch kick ... - NBC News
Dec 20, 2024 · Cameron Dicker's 57-yard free kick to end the first half was the first such scoring kick in nearly 50 years. ... Los Angeles Chargers score on ultra rare 'fair catch kick,' in first successful ...
How many times has the fair-catch free-kick field goal worked in …
Dec 20, 2024 · Chargers' Cameron Dicker made a rare fair-catch free-kick field goal from 57 yards out, the longest in NFL history. Only seven free kicks have been successful in the league.
Cameron Dicker, Chargers Make NFL History with Successful Fair Catch ...
Dec 20, 2024 · As the first half came to a close, Los Angeles kicker Cameron Dicker converted the first free-kick field goal in NFL history since 1976, nailing it from 57 yards out. What is a free kick, you...
What is a fair-catch kick? Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers execute first ...
Dec 20, 2024 · The penalty moved the ball to the Denver 47 for an untimed down, and the Chargers' Jim Harbaugh took a timeout before electing to try a fair-catch kick for the second time in his NFL coaching career.
The Fair Catch Free Kick, and 4 Other Obscure-but-Real N.F.L. Rules
Dec 20, 2024 · On Thursday, the Los Angeles Chargers pulled off a rare “free-kick field goal.” There are other oddball rules in the book if you dig deep enough. By Victor Mather The N.F.L. rule book is long ...
Fair catch free kick jump-starts Chargers comeback vs. Broncos
Dec 20, 2024 · It was the first fair-catch kick attempt in the NFL since 2019. “It's my favorite rule in football, and just been trying to get one of those, like every game,” Harbaugh said with a smile postgame.