The Los Angeles Chargers just did something that hasn't been done in an NFL game since 1976: successfully executed a fair catch kick. But what is a fair-catch kick? According to the NFL rules ...

At the end of the first half in Los Angeles’ 34-27 win “Thursday Night Football,” the Chargers’ Cameron Dicker nailed a 57-yard free kick field goal, the first successful one since 1976.

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made the first fair catch free kick since 1976 after he nailed a 57-yarder to end the first half against the Denver Broncos on Thursday evening.

This wasn't just any regular field goal, however. Dicker attempted and completed the NFL's first fair catch kick since 1976. While rare (and Sean Payton swore on the broadcast that the Broncos ...

Harbaugh got an opportunity to utilize what he called his favorite rule in football: The fair-catch kick. According to NFL rules, if a player makes a fair catch, his team may attempt an ...

Rather than just go to the locker room on what seemed to be a perfunctory play, Los Angeles elected to try what is called a free kick. A free kick is basically where, if a team hauls in a fair ...

The play known as the “fair catch free kick.” Governed by Rule 10, Section 2, Article 4 of the NFL Rulebook, this states: After a fair catch is made or is awarded as the result of fair catch ...

This unexpected call gave Los Angeles a unique choice: attempt a Hail Mary, take a knee or try a free kick -- a seldom-seen play that allows a field goal attempt from the spot of a fair catch.

The Los Angeles Chargers made history on Dec. 19 against the Denver Broncos when kicker Cameron Dicker converted a free-kick for three points to end the first half. At 57 yards, it was the longest ...

Cameron Dicker’s 57-yard free kick field goal on Thursday night was the rarest of football rarities. The three-point play — the result of interference on a punt called for a fair catch as the ...

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