Kickers are hitting an unprecedented 73% of field goals 50 yards or longer this year, but that hasn’t stopped a spate of ...

The 2025 season was the year that 60-yard field goals became commonplace in the NFL. NFL kickers went 12-for-22 on field goals of 60 yards and longer this season, something that would have been ...

Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the ...

We know they're booming field goals through the uprights from 50- and 60-plus yards like never before, but it feels like they haven't been nearly as accurate as in years past. Misses on key kicks in ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Adam Vinatieri started his career as a young kicker in awe of the stats of a Hall of Famer such as Morten Andersen. As a rookie in New England, the lofty numbers seemed as out of ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.(AP) — The 50-plus-yard field goals that once were a rarity in the NFL are now as routine as far shorter kicks a generation ago. The range for many kickers now exceeds 60 yards, ...

There was a time when a 50-yard field goal was a rare accomplishment in the NFL. That time has passed. Now, 50-yard field goals are so commonplace that NFL kickers are 77-for-108 on field goals of 50 ...

Ever since the Philadelphia Eagles began lining up behind their quarterback to shove him forward for first downs, the play known as the Tush Push has driven the NFL absolutely mad. And while the ...

Kansei Matsuzawa, nicknamed “the Tokyo Toe” by a University of Hawaii teammate, is a kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders. Kansei ...

Younghoe Koo, who remains one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history, suffered a calamitous error during a Monday Night ...

Four-point field goals are coming to football soon. No, not in the NFL (at least not yet), but to the United Football League (UFL), formerly known as the XFL. The UFL announced Tuesday a number of its ...

The United Football League has implemented several new rule changes for the 2026 season and those changes should definitely add some serious excitement to the game. The biggest change being made is ...