It used to be unimaginable to watch kickers consistently make field goals of 60 or more yards. Now NFL kickers are doing it at a rate the league has never seen before. This 2025 season, NFL kickers ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won’t allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each half and is making all field goals 60 yards or longer worth four points in the innovative ...

The evolution of placekicking in the NFL is pushing new boundaries. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images, Morgan Tencza, Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn ...