Hvem har rekorden for den længste field goal i nfl-historie?
Matt Prater
Field goal
Det længste field goal-spark i NFL's historie er 64 yards, en rekord sat af Matt Prater den 8. december 2013. Den tidligere rekord var 63, oprindeligt sat af Tom Dempsey og derefter overgået af Jason Elam, Sebastian Janikowski og David Akers. High school-, college- og de fleste professionelle fodboldligaer tilbyder kun et trepunkts field goal; nogle professionelle ligaer har dog tilskyndet til mere sjældne spark gennem firepunkts field goals. NFL Europe har tilskyndet til lange field goals på 50 yards eller mere ved at gøre dem værd fire point i stedet for tre (i lighed med Super Goal i australske regler eller basketballs trepunktslinje), en regel, der siden er blevet overtaget af Stars Football League. På samme måde forsøgte man i arena-fodbold (uden held) at gøre drop kick populært igen ved at gøre det værd fire point; det lykkedes ikke, da kun én kicker (Brian Mitchell) var i stand til at udføre det med nogenlunde dygtighed. (I six-man football, hvor der ikke er nogen offensiv linje, er alle field goals fire point værd i stedet for de sædvanlige tre).
Matt Prater
Field goal
The longest field goal kick in NFL history is 64 yards, a record set by Matt Prater on December 8, 2013. The previous record was 63, originally set by Tom Dempsey and then matched by Jason Elam, Sebastian Janikowski, and David Akers. High school, college and most professional football leagues offer only a three-point field goal; however, some professional leagues have encouraged more rare kicks through four-point field goals. NFL Europe encouraged long field goals of 50 yards or more by making those worth four points instead of three (much like Australian rules' Super Goal or basketball's three-point line), a rule since adopted by the Stars Football League. Similarly, the sport of arena football sought (unsuccessfully) to repopularize the drop kick by making that worth four points; it failed, since only one kicker (Brian Mitchell) was able to do it with any semblance of proficiency. (In six-man football, where there is no offensive line, all field goals are worth four points instead of the usual three.)
Field goal