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Situations and play calling
A missed long kick is a gift
Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.
This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.
What the record says
Held in 27 of 27 seasons, from 6,775 records measured.
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- The Missed Long Field Goal Is a Hidden GiftMiss from 50-plus and the other team takes over right where the kick was snapped, near midfield. Counted properly, that miss costs about two full points versus simply punting.
FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.
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