The average distance attempted on a field goal in the National Football League (NFL) has seen a slight increase since 2014. The average field goal attempt distance in the 2021 NFL season stood at 38.6 yards. In that same season, the share of successful field goals was just over 85 percent.
Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022
(in yards)
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FiveThirtyEight. (September 20, 2022). Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. "Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards)." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. (2022). Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
FiveThirtyEight. "Average Field Goal Attempt Distance in The Nfl from 2014 to 2022 (in Yards)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
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Average field goal attempt distance in the NFL from 2014 to 2022 (in yards) [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334623/nfl-field-goal-attempt-distance/
