Something happened in an NFL game last night that hasn’t happened since 1976. The LA Chargers completed a fair catch kick. According to NFL rules, if a player makes a fair catch, his team may attempt an unchallenged kick from the spot rather than begin its next possession. If the kick goes through the goalposts, it's worth three points, just like a field goal. The Chargers got a chance to take advantage of the rule when the Broncos were penalized for fair catch interference with under 10 seconds remaining in the first half.
The 15-yard penalty gave Los Angeles the football on Denver’s 47-yard line. After the two teams exchanged timeouts, the Chargers trotted out Cameron Dicker for the 57-yard, fair-catch kick. Dicker knocked the football through the uprights for the first successful fair-catch kick in 48 years, and the longest converted fair-catch kick in NFL history.
I copied and pasted this, so my apologies for the sloppiness.
The 15-yard penalty gave Los Angeles the football on Denver’s 47-yard line. After the two teams exchanged timeouts, the Chargers trotted out Cameron Dicker for the 57-yard, fair-catch kick. Dicker knocked the football through the uprights for the first successful fair-catch kick in 48 years, and the longest converted fair-catch kick in NFL history.
I copied and pasted this, so my apologies for the sloppiness.
