Field goal yardage question. Please read.?
Hey.
Say you are kicking a field goal from the 30 yard line. You make it. Would the stats record that you hit a 30 yard field goal or go down as a 47 yarder. (7 yards for snap, 10 for endzone.)
Thanks!
More Questions From This User See All
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
47 yds
endzone 10 yds snapper to holder & 7 yds count in the total.
the same logic applies= a kick off return caught 5 yds deep in the endzone is a 105 yd return not just 100
It is a 47 yard field goal.
Since the ball is being sent back to the point of launch, then it would be the total distance traveled forward to the goalposts. It is a 17 yard addition for any field goal attempt, which is why you hear a lot of commentators talk about trying to get the ball to the 40-45 yard area for a last second field goal attempt with a strong-legged kicker.
7 yards back for the kick plus 10 yards for the goal posts
On field goals the distance is from where the ball is placed on the ground all the way through the goal posts. What I don't understand is why on punts, it is measured from the line of scrimmage to where it is either caught or hits the ground.
Yes they count the total distance the ball is kicked.