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Fair catch kick

Index Fair catch kick

The fair catch kick is a rule at the professional and high school levels of American football that allows a team that has just made a fair catch to attempt a free kick from the spot of the catch. [1]

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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Art McNally

Art McNally (born July 1, 1925) is a former Director of Officiating for the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1991.

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Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta.

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Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Belleville News-Democrat

The Belleville News-Democrat is a daily newspaper in Belleville, Illinois.

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Ben Agajanian

Benjamin James "The Toeless Wonder" Agajanian (August 28, 1919 – February 8, 2018) was an American football player, primarily a placekicker in the National Football League, the All-America Football Conference and American Football League.

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Bruce Gossett

Bruce Gossett (born November 9, 1941 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League placekicker from 1964-1974.

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Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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Chester Marcol

Czesław Bolesław "Chester" Marcol (born October 24, 1949 in Opole, Poland) was the placekicker for the Green Bay Packers from 1972 to 1980.

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Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago College All-Star Game

The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a preseason American football game played from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League (NFL) champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Chris Gardocki

Christopher Allen Gardocki (born February 7, 1970) is a former punter in the National Football League.

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Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Curt Knight

Luther Curtis Knight, Jr. (born April 14, 1943 in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States) is a former NFL placekicker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (1969-1973) and was the NFL's second leading scorer in 1971.

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Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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David Ray (American football)

David Eugene Ray, Jr. (born September 19, 1944) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League.

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Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football club based in Denver, Colorado.

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Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Drop kick

A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football.

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Fair catch

A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team – either on a kickoff or punt – is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football.

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Field goal range

Field goal range is the part of the field in American football where there is a good chance that a field goal attempt will be successful.

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Fred Cox

Frederick William Cox is a former National Football League kicker who played for the Minnesota Vikings throughout his career (1963–1977).

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Fred Steinfort

Friedrich W. "Fred" Steinfort (born November 3, 1952) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for five different teams from (1976–1983).

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George Abramson

George Abramson (May 13, 1903 – March 15, 1985) was a guard, tackle, and kicker in the National Football League who played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Green Bay Packers.

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Goal from mark

A goal from mark is a former scoring move in rugby football.

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Gordy Soltau

Gordon Leroy Soltau (January 25, 1925 – October 26, 2014) was an American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers.

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Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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History of the Baltimore Colts

The professional American football franchise currently known as the Indianapolis Colts was originally based in Baltimore, Maryland as the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1984.

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History of the Chicago Cardinals

The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois as the Chicago Cardinals from 1920 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri for the 1960 season.

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History of the Houston Oilers

The professional American football team now known as the Tennessee Titans previously played in Houston, Texas as the Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1996.

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History of the Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that play in the National Football League (NFL).

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History of the San Diego Chargers

The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural 1960 season.

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History of the St. Louis Rams

The professional American football franchise now known as the Los Angeles Rams played in St. Louis, Missouri, as the St.

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Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas.

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Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indianapolis News

The Indianapolis News was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999.

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Ken Strong

Elmer Kenneth Strong (April 21, 1906 – October 5, 1979) was an American football halfback and fullback who also played minor league baseball.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is a major daily newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1909.

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Line of scrimmage

In American and Canadian football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the football field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun.

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Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Lou Michaels

Louis Andrew "Lou" Michaels (September 28, 1935 – January 19, 2016) was an American football player who was a standout defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky Wildcats from 1955 to 1957.

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Mac Percival

Mac L. Percival (born February 26, 1940 in Vernon, Texas) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.

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Mark (Australian rules football)

A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches (is deemed to have controlled the ball for sufficient time or touched the ball in flight 3 or more times) a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it (prior to the player marking the ball) or the ball hitting the ground.

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Mark Moseley

Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971–72), the Washington Redskins (1974–86), and the Cleveland Browns (1986).

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Mason Crosby

Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

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Mike Cofer (kicker)

James Michael Cofer (born February 19, 1964 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former professional American football player who attended Charlotte Country Day School.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Monday Night Football

ESPN Monday Night Football (abbreviated as MNF and also known as ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC for rare live special broadcast) is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions and conferences.

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National Federation of State High School Associations

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is the programming division of the American broadcast network NBC, owned by the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels.

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Neil Rackers

Neil William Rackers (born August 16, 1976) is a former American football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons.

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New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.

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New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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Onside kick

In gridiron football, an onside kick is a kickoff deliberately kicked short.

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Paul Hornung

Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935), nicknamed The Golden Boy, is a former professional American football player and a Hall of Fame running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966.

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Phil Dawson

Philip Drury Dawson (born January 23, 1975) is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.

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Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, also known as "the Trib," was the second largest daily printed newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States until it transitioned to an all-digital format on December 1, 2016.

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Place kick

The place kick is a kicking style commonly used in rugby union, rugby league, association football, American football and Canadian football.

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Playoff Bowl

The Playoff Bowl (officially known as the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl) was a post-season game for third place in the National Football League (NFL), played ten times following the through seasons, all at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

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Profootballtalk.com

Profootballtalk.com (PFT) is a news and rumor website that focuses on the National Football League.

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Rafael Septién

José Rafael Septién Michel (born December 12, 1953) is a former Mexican-American placekicker in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys.

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Raul Allegre

Raúl Enrique Allegre Rodríguez (born June 15, 1959 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is a former football placekicker in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, and New York Jets.

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Ray Wersching

Raimund "Ray" Wersching (born August 21, 1950) is an Austrian former placekicker in the NFL.

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Rob Bironas

James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American football placekicker.

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Rugby football

Rugby football refers to the team sports rugby league and rugby union.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Sam Baker (halfback)

Loris Hoskins Baker (November 12, 1930 – June 5, 2007), better known as Sam Baker, was an American football player in the National Football League who played in 1953 and from 1956 to 1969.

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States from a liberal perspective.

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Super Bowl LI

Super Bowl LI was an American football game played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, February 5, 2017, to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2016 season.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida.

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Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts, since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thursday Night Football

Thursday Night Football (or simply TNF) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights.

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Tom Dempsey

Thomas John Dempsey (born January 12, 1947) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (1969–1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975–1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979).

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Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football.

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University of Delaware Press

The University of Delaware Press (UDP) is a publishing house and a department of the University of Delaware in the United States, whose main campus is at Newark, Delaware, where the University Press is also based.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick

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