Game-Winning Fair Catch Free Kick

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12:30a, 11/4/25

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November 3, 1968

Game-Winning Fair Catch Free Kick

Following a fair catch by #Bears punt returner Cecil Turner with :26 remaining in a 10-10 tie with the Packers at Lambeau, Chicago opts to take the very rare "free kick".

Mac Percival connects, un-rushed, from 43 yards out to… pic.twitter.com/Isdegbj3El
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11:23a, 11/5/25

I went to an Arena Football game once where it was tied with 6 seconds left. The offense had the ball at midfield and missed the game-winning FG, but left 1 second on the clock, so the other team got the ball at the exact same spot, turned around and made the game-winning FG.

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11:41a, 11/5/25

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With NFL kickers approaching the 70 yard mark for FG attempts the fair catch free kick might become less rare moving forward.

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9:24p, 11/5/25

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unrushed Aubrey could hit from 80

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11:47a, 11/6/25

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I remember Tom Landry doing this in the mid-to-late '80s at halftime. I think the kicker missed a 60+ yard attempt though.

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11:53a, 11/6/25

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5:50p, 11/6/25

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What exactly have they done to the K ball this season? I know it's different but not how.

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In reply to BadAggie • 8:46a, 11/7/25

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BadAggie said:
With NFL kickers approaching the 70 yard mark for FG attempts the fair catch free kick might become less rare moving forward.

im' confused, isn't having a further kick more advantageous for a fair catch free kick? If a team is punting from end zone, and they only get it to the 50 or so, that's when you'd use it? (assume time is low/no time outs, etc)

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In reply to MooreTrucker • 8:34p, 11/16/25

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MooreTrucker said:
What exactly have they done to the K ball this season? I know it's different but not how.

Instead of only getting 3 balls on gameday 60 minutes before kick and limited to working them then (and restricted on what they can use), they got 60 K balls at the start of the season and get to work them as much as they want. One can be used for up to 3 games.

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