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Before Dicker's kick on Thursday, there hadn't been a fair catch kick attempted in an NFL game since 2019. Carolina's Joey Slye attempted one that had the length, but went wide right in a game in ...
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.
A free kick is permitted under an old NFL rule that lets teams have two options once they call for a fair catch. They can either: Just take the ball at the line of scrimmage and run a play, which ...
The fair-catch kick rule is very rarely used in the NFL. The last player to attempt a fair catch field goal before Thursday night was Joey Slye who missed a 60-yard attempt in 2019.
We saw something pretty darn cool on Thursday night: Cameron Dicker booted a free kick after a punt fair catch before halftime of the Los Angeles Chargers' win over the Denver Broncos, with Jim ...
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.
The longest previous fair catch free kick was a 52-yarder by Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers in 1962. For more NFL updates, check out the ESPN hub page for breaking news , rankings ...
The previous record was held by Paul Hornung, who made a 52 yard fair catch kick for the Green Bay Packers in 1964. Per the NFL rulebook, a team can attempt a free kick if they call a fair catch ...
As noted by the NFL, this was the first time a fair catch free kick was successful since 1976 when Ray Wersching of the then-San Diego Chargers converted such a kick against the Buffalo Bills ...
Before Dicker's kick on Thursday, there hadn't been a fair catch kick attempted in an NFL game since 2019. Carolina's Joey ...
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